According to Courthousenews.com, A Day to Remember filed a lawsuit against Victory Records on May 31st for breach of contract, dispute of copyright ownership, amongst other counts. The band claims that Victory Records owes them over $75,000 in royalties. The complete document can be viewed here.
Meanwhile, Victory has issued a statement regarding the matter, which can be found below.
“Statement on behalf of Victory Records, Inc.
Dated: December 15, 2011
Recent reports of claims filed by the Victory artist A Day to Remember (ADTR) in litigation presently pending in US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois (a case that was justtransferred from Nashville upon Victory’s successful motion based upon improper venue) havemisleadingly stated that the principal issue in the case concerns the payment of royalties. Thelawsuit, filed shortly after the band hired new management, is really about the band’s refusal tofulfill their 5-album contractual commitment to Victory and their newfound desire to move to amajor label. Recycled and often apocryphal stories of misguided and unsuccessful attempts by afew Victory bands to jump ship from the label that put them on the map have one commontruthful thread; they always end badly for the band. In those cases, the bands eventually seek reconciliation and often ask to return to the Victory fold after having been disappointed by their post-Victory experiences. Victory is confident that this dispute will be resolved to thesatisfaction of both the band and Victory, and that ADTR will continue to deliver great music toVictory in the coming years. Victory continues to honor its commitment to ADTR by placing itssignificant resources behind the band’s current album, What Separates Me From You, which continues to climb the charts and meet or exceed Victory’s expectations. The band, in themeantime, has enjoyed the benefits of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in record royaltiesgenerated from their album sales, which Victory accounts for in full compliance with its contract.Victory’s job remains the same- work hard, sell records and abide by our agreements.”