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Limp Bizkit Seeks $200 Million From Universal Music Over Unpaid Royalties

Frontman Fred Durst claims the company built a fraudulent accounting system to avoid paying artists

(Bloomberg) -- Fred Durst, frontman of the rock band Limp Bizkit, sued Universal Music Group NV, the world’s largest record company, claiming he was cheated out of millions of dollars in royalties. The complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles seeks upward of $200 million in damages, as well as the return of Limp Bizkit’s copyrights. As evidence, the suit states that Durst's label, Flawless, signed numerous acts, including Puddle of Mudd, and hasn’t received profit-sharing statements since 2008.

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