Industry Nov 5, 2026
ABBA’s Agnetha didn’t really sing backing vocals for Daniel O’Donnell: Irish collecting societies face off in court over dodgy data and disputed deductions
In short
Ten years ago Irish performer collecting society RAAP sued label collecting society PPI, claiming it was inappropriately deducting money from payments due to performers.
Originally published by
Complete Music Update
A decade-long dispute between Irish music collecting societies RAAP and PPI is now before the Irish High Court. RAAP initially sued PPI, alleging inappropriate deductions from performer payments.
The case involves allegations of faulty data from both collecting societies and has previously been considered by EU courts. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.
The case involves allegations of faulty data from both collecting societies and has previously been considered by EU courts. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.