Re: [News] MAFIAA Sued (Directly) for $5 Million, by Cher

[Philip <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> Cher, Sonny Bono heirs sue Universal Music for $5 million
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> | Cher has sued Universal Music Group, claiming that the label’s creative 
> | accounting has shortchanged her and the heirs of her late ex-husband Sonny 
> | Bono to the tune of $5 million.  
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> http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/2009/06/cher-lawsuit-universal-music-.html
They entertainment industry has been playing this shell game for years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting

"only about 5% of movies officially show a net profit, and the "losers" 
include such blockbuster films as Rain Man, Forrest Gump, Who Framed 
Roger Rabbit, and Batman, which all took in huge amounts in box office 
and video sales."