Former RAMONES Drummer's Lawsuit Dismissed

The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a former RAMONES drummer 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.

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