Court dismiss Tame Impala’s unpaid royalty claims against Modular Recordings founder

The Southern District Court Of New York ruled in favour of Steve Pavlovic

The Southern District Court Of New York have dismissed claims that Tame Impala are owed over $450,000 (£295,000) in royalty payments.

The lawsuit filed by rights management organisation BMG first came to light in June. Steve Pavlovic, founder of Modular Recordings, was at the centre of the report for allegedly witholding royalty payments to the band.

As reported by Stereogum, the case has now been dismissed and Pavlovic has been cleared.

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Responding to the news, Pavlovic commented:

“I’m deeply sorry for any upset caused to Tame Impala given that I’ve always been a staunch supporter and fan of the band; and to BMG given the relationship we’ve always enjoyed with them.”

“I also regret the heavy handed press coverage of this aspect of Modular’s affairs which was completely inaccurate and out of hand. However I hope that with Universal and Modular’s respective obligations to BMG on behalf of Tame Impala now resolved that a line can finally be drawn under this unfortunate chapter.”

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker commented on the dispute back in June. He revealed that he was surprised by the court case and explained that the lost royalty payments were “complicated.”

“When it actually hit the surface, and everyone knew about it, I was as surprised. I didn’t know they were going to sue anyone, I didn’t know there was going to be any suing going on, so I was as surprised and interested as anyone.”

“It’s complicated, it’s so complicated. Put it this way, I’ve had it explained to me a number of times, how the money went missing and where it went and why it went missing, but about 30 seconds into the explanation I’m just lost because there’s a difference between mechanical loyalties and songwriting loyalties.”

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“It gets extremely technical extremely quickly, and that’s why I’m not that interested in it,” he continued. “I’ve been OK, I’m doing fine, you know, I’m getting by, I can pay for my dinner. In the end, I’m lucky enough to travel the world and make albums, and not have to worry about not having a job. Whilst it is naive that I don’t give a shit about that much money that’s gone missing, I just find it counter-productive to get worked up over it.”

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