Trial to determine who wrote Y.M.C.A. to begin this week
A trial is due to begin this week to establish who wrote 24 of the Village People's songs including Y.M.C.A.
Original band member Victor Willis won a court ruling in May 2012 to reclaim the rights to his share of the group's songs. His royalty payments were due to increase from a 12-20% rate as a result, but he claims that as one of two songwriters, he is entitled to a 50% share.
However, Billboard reports that publishers Scorpio Music ...
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