#sting

#sting

As reported by The New York Times, The Police drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers filed their lawsuit in the High Court in London, alleging the band's lead vocalist and primary songwriter owes them "arranger's fees" stemming from the "digital exploitation" of The Police's back catalog. In the court documents, Copeland and Summers estimate they are owed "in excess of $2 million."

Sting is listed as a defendant under his real name, Gordon Matthew Sumner, alongside his company Magnetic Publishing Limited. Via and The Daily Mail, he makes £550,000, or about $740,000, from "Every Breath You Take" royalties each year. The song credits only one composer and lyricist, Sting, with Copeland and Summers alleging that they've been cheated out of millions of dollars of royalties because they did not receive co-writing credits on the song.