Ramones Drummer’s Suit Smashed by Judge
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A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a former drummer for the Ramones who says he was cheated out of royalties.
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in a ruling Friday that a contract Richard “Richie Ramone” Reinhardt signed when he performed with the Ramones between 1983 and 1987 clearly covered digital uses of his songs.
