VERONICAS SUE AUSTRALIAN MERCHANDISER
“ARIA award winning pop rock group the Veronicas are suing their former Australian merchandiser, claiming they have not been paid for sales since December.
In a writ lodged with the Victorian Supreme Court on Wednesday, the band is suing Designworks Clothing Company Pty Ltd (DCC), which had the multi-million dollar exclusive licence to sell their merchandise in Australia and New Zealand.
The company is yet to file a defence.
The Veronicas – twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso – claim in a written agreement in March 2007, DCC agreed to pay them 12 per cent of royalties on all wholesale sales within 30 days.
It had also agreed to spend three per cent of all its wholesale sales on marketing The Veronicas merchandise.
In April the agreement was concluded when The Veronicas appointed an alternative licensee to sell their merchandise.
The sisters claim in the writ that they have not been paid the 12 per cent of royalties since December.
They also say the merchandiser has failed to report to them since December and has not spent three per cent of sales on marketing the band.”
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