Wer Lust und Zeit hat, kann sich ja mal durch die 28 seitige 5-Millionen-Dollar Klage lesen: http://images.eonline.com/static/news/pdf/axlrose.pdf
Besonders Punkt 27 ff. zu Chinese Democracy ist ganz interessant:
Cross-Defendants in conjunction with Universal/Geffen Records were responsible for promoting and marketing the album and promised that they would do so. Rose repeatedly requested a detailed promotional plan but no such plan was ever provided to him by Cross-Defendants.
Prior to the release of Chinese Democracy, Azoff negotiated a deal with the record company Universal/Geffen Records and retailer Best Buy to release the album exclusively at Best Buy stores. He earned a substantial commission for negotiating this deal. After receiving the commission, he did little or nothing to oversee and manage the promotion and marketing of the album. Cross-Defendants and Universal/Geffen Records failed to organize any meaningful promotional events, press conferences, marketing campaigns, television and radio appearances, advertisements, or tour announcement
Rose had final approval of the artwork before the release of Chinese Democracy. However, Cross-Defendants and the record company authorized the album’s release without obtaining Rose’s final approval. Even the credits on the album were incorrect. Additionally, Cross-Defendants along with the record company authorized the streaming of Chinese Democracy without Rose’s consent and leaked its content on the internet. This damaged album sales.
When his plan to sabotage Guns N‘ Roses was not coming together, Azoff abandoned the band. He resigned as the manager on October 23, 2009, right before the tour was set to begin in December 2009. He left Rose and the band scrambling to finalize the tour arrangements at the last minute.
Das ist zum Teil schon recht abenteuerlich. :lol:
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