Judge: Concert firm must pay royalties or face consequences

A HIGH COURT judge has warned POD Concerts there will be “serious consequences” if it fails to honour by Thursday all aspects of its agreement with the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) over royalty payments for live music events.

Judge: Concert firm must pay royalties  or face consequences

Justice Peter Kelly issued the warning at the Commercial Court after being told by Brian O’Moore SC, for IMRO, of a “litany of broken promises” by POD Concerts since the sides reached a mediated settlement in July of their dispute and that an overdue cheque for €150,000 had been issued last Friday only after court proceedings were restarted.

Counsel said POD Concerts had also raised an issue relating to the numbers who attended the Leonard Cohen concerts last summer but had since failed to supply the relevant figures to enable the matter to be dealt with.

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