前警方成员以旧合同条款为由, 以200万元的佣金起诉Sting。 Former Police members sue Sting for $2M in streaming royalties, citing old contract terms.

前警察成员Andy Summers和Stewart Copeland正在伦敦高等法院起诉Sting, 寻求超过200万美元的无偿流税使用费, 辩称他们的15%安排费 — — 1970年代商定并于2016年重申 — — 适用于数码流。 Former Police members Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are suing Sting in London’s High Court, seeking over $2 million in unpaid streaming royalties, arguing their 15% arranger’s fee—agreed upon in the 1970s and reaffirmed in 2016—applies to digital streams. 斯廷的法律团队对此表示异议,称2016年协议限制了支付来自实体唱片制造的机械收入,而不是流媒体,并指出斯廷已经在过去的欠款中支付了80万美元以上. Sting’s legal team disputes this, saying the 2016 agreement limits payments to mechanical income from physical record manufacturing, not streaming, and notes Sting has already paid over $800,000 in past underpayments. 该案以合同解释为依托,目前正在审理中,预计稍后将进行全面审判。 The case, which hinges on contract interpretation, is ongoing, with a full trial expected later.