Band member Jared Leto, and his brother, fellow rocker Shannon are headed to court for tardiness, or so it would seem.
Virgin records sued them Friday for not kicking up the goods on a deal that they signed with Immortal records almost nine years ago.
The two eyelinered band members signed on the dotted line to do a five-album deal , and while they did make allowances for Leto to appear in several movies and other appearances, after the first album in 2002, named for the band, only one more has made an appearance.
The second, titled A Beautiful Lie, showed its face in 2005, but since then, 30 Seconds to Mars hasn’t made any real effort to cough up the rest of the albums they owe.
Virgin records, and their superior company, Capitol Music, says its just tired of waiting for the rest of their contract.
The brothers Letos found a way out of their 1999 contract in July by using a section of the California Labor Code that says a contract can’t be enforced against an employee beyond seven years “from the commencement of service under it.”
To be able to step through that particular loophole, the employees involved in “the production of phonorecords” have to give written notice that it won’t be providing its services.
They maybe didn’t notice the part where it said the employer could recover damages though for breach of contract, and Capitol is suing to do just that. To the tune of about 30 million, which is a tune we wouldn’t like to dance to.
