"Kids" sue Pink Floyd's label for royalties

Almost 25 years after "Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2" hit #1 on the
US charts and elsewhere, the "chorus kids" in the hit song are suing
for back royalties. Turns out, what the producers did was round up 12
members of a high school choir near the studios, herded them into the
studio and recorded them over and over again to emulate a huge mob.
They were given a copy of the LP each, and ticket to a Pink Floyd
concert.

However, evidently UK law provides that performers who are unpaid for
their work may sue for their time, if not back radio and other
performance royalties. No word from EMI yet as to their position.
Lesson to be learned: try to pull a fast one, and sooner or later,
it'll catch up to you.

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