Sting ’s former Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland claim they are owed more than $2 million in unpaid royalties, according to legal documents made public this week, The New York Times reports.
Last month, reports emerged that Summers and Copeland had sued Sting (real name Gordon Matthew Sumner) in London High Court, claiming they weren’t properly compensated for their contributions to Police hits like “Every Breath You Take.” The newly-released documents shed light on the specifics of the complaint, with Summers and Copeland alleging that they’re owed an “arranger’s fee” for royalties tied to the “digital exploitation” of the Police ’s back catalog.
Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out o