Comments on: Bon Jovi Slapped With $400 Billion Lawsuit Over Baseball Song https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/ Classic Rock News, Views and Reviews Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Just so https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-458 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:03:11 +0000 http://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-458 This isn’t just about Bon Jovi, it’s geared at TBS too. Considering that Bon Jovi did not make $400 billion on the album, let alone the song, I think the $400 billion lawsuit is ridiculously filled with someone just trying to make a buck off the deal. Even if he gives 99% of it away, he is still making money off of it. Then throw in that both songs in question sound NOTHING alike musically and lyrically (Steeles being way more country and baseball geared, Bon Jovi’s is not baseball geared and is only a slightly country) and the only chance they have is the overall theme which is questionable too. If you are basing it on that…everyone that ever wrote a love song should be sueing each other too and we would have one big never ending lawsuit. This isn’t a case of Vanilla Ice and Queen..not even close and Jon Bon Jovi is not a stupid man.

]]> By: Scott B https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-457 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:07:16 +0000 http://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-457 Last year, Bon Jovi sold 2.1 million records in the States and another 7 million worldwide. However, royalty rates outside the U.S. are typically lower — sources say Bon Jovi can earn better than two bucks per record in the States but only about $1.25 per record internationally. The cost of having an album produced and distributed by local companies, varying from country to country, eats up royalty payments abroad.

Bon Jovi
Touring = $8.5 million
Recording = $5.3 million
Publishing = $5.9 million
Net = $15.6 million

]]> By: Scott B https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-456 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:03:08 +0000 http://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-456 Considering this:
Second Half 2008: Microsoft founder is back in business, After market meltdown, He is world richest man again, estimated wealth valued at $57 Billion.
I don’t think Bon Jovi can afford it…

]]> By: Real Rock News https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-455 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:24:43 +0000 http://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-455 Thanks for letting me know, Earl.

I was thinking of giving that one the boot anyway, so it probably won’t be there too much longer.

]]> By: Earl Cooperson https://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-454 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:08:35 +0000 http://www.realrocknews.com/bon-jovi-slapped-with-400-billion-lawsuit-over-baseball-song/#comment-454 That amazon mp3 ad is extremely annoying as you can’t move it or close it and it’s opaque and positioned over text.

Just thought I’d let you know how I feel

Cheers

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