The American Federation of Musicians has sued American Idol's producers for re-recording music on the syndicated American Idol Rewind show instead of paying the original musicians royalties.
The union wants "unspecified damages" because "American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement" that "says the show's musicians should be paid royalties for rebroadcasts of the show," the AP reports, citing the...