A drummer who spent four years in one of the greatest punk bands of all time, The Ramones, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he is owed nearly US$1 million in royalties on songs sold over the internet.
Richard "Richie Ramone" Reinhardt, who performed with the Ramonesbetween 1983 and 1987, sued Wal-Mart Stores, Apple, RealNetworks, the band's management and the estate of its lead guitarist, claiming he had never fully signed over the rights to the six songs he wrote for the group.
Specifically, Reinhardt said there was never any written deal authorising the sale of those songs digitally.
