(2014) Tags: Warner Bros.
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
The AFM brings this action to remedy Defendants’ violations of their respective obligations to employ musicians in the United States or Canada under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement to record music in connection with the production of theatrical motion pictures titled (1) Interstellar, (2) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, (3) Robocop, and (4) Carrie, all of which were produced by one or more of the Defendants in the United States or Canada, but were scored, in violation of the agreement, outside the United States or Canada.
This action seeks to recover appropriate breach of contract damages, including but not limited to musician wages payable pursuant to the agreement, to compel Defendants to make the contributions due under the agreement to certain separate musician funds that are maintained under that agreement for the benefit of musicians represented by the AFM, and to obtain a court declaration of the AFM’s and the musicians it represents’ rights and of the Defendants’ duties with respect to the collective bargaining agreement in relation to each Defendant’s violation of that agreement.