Every cent you take: Sting, ex-Police band mates in royalty battle
Guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland are taking legal action against Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, arguing they are entitled to the added royalties.
None of the band members was in court at the start of a two-day preliminary hearing.
Sting is contesting the pair's claim that they are entitled to "in excess of two million US dollars" in so-called performance royalties of songs recorded as The Police, according to the court documents seen by AFP.
The plaintiffs are relying...