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April 7, 2017 darkartconspiracy	Leave a comment
This week, we learned four former members of the Ghost are leader Tobias Forge to court, with guitarist Simon Söderberg outing himself yesterday and offering a statement explaining details why they were suing Forge.
Reddit user Joppe777 got somehow his hands on the actual legal documents and did translating the text to English.
You can find Original text here.
“As an agent for HP, MH, MR and SS undersigned hereby applies for lawsuit against TF as follows.
(I) that a legal partnership (Company) exists between HP, MH, MR, SS and TF regarding the parties jointly operated business in the music group ” Ghost ‘.
(Ii) that the general agreement for the joint operations conducted in the music group ” Ghost ‘ states that TF will take care of the management of the company’s operations.
(I) under penalty of SEK 200 000, or the amount that the court considers appropriate, to report the company’s revenues and expenses during the fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, as well as present the company’s assets at December 31, 2016, to the plaintiffs.
2.1 The plaintiffs and TF has agreed to exercise joint operations in a legal partnership under the provisions of the Act (1980: 1102) on commercial companies and partnerships ( “HBL”). According to chapter 1 § 3 a legal partnership exists, if two or more have agreed to commercial activities without creating a registered company. The plaintiffs noted then that HBL contains no definition of the term ” company ‘, but that the perception of doctrine and jurisprudence is that three prerequisites must be fulfilled in order to be able to talk about a company in a legal sense, namely that:
(I) the legal relationship between the parties based on a contract,
(Ii) there is a common commercial purpose and
(Iii) the parties are required to promote this common purpose.
2.4 In the present case, the agreement has been made by implication between SS, TF and Gustaf Lindström (not party to the case) in 2010 when they decided to conduct joint operations under the name of ” Ghost ‘ and let Rise Above Records release the album Opus Eponymous . This album SS, TF and Gustav Lindström had recorded together.
2.5 A written partnership agreement regarding the operation of the partnership, as TF in his email of 31 October 2011 describes as the company ” Ghost ‘, has however never been concluded, see Appendix 1. This despite the partners had agreed that cooperation would be formalized in writing in the partnership agreement, see TFs email of 6 October 2011 Appendix 2, and although the plaintiffs on a number of occasions requested partnership agreement.
2.6 The purpose of the company’s business has been that, for profit, make music recordings available for commercial exploitation under the name of ” Ghost ‘, make joint concerts under the name of’ ‘Ghost’ and to commercially exploit the jointly owned brand ” Ghost ‘and designs related to the music group by e.g. so-called merchandising regarding selling articles of clothing.
2.7 After the management company The Rick Sales Entertainment Group ( ” The management “) was hired on 1 October 2011, all agreements with third parties regarding Ghosts operations have been negotiated by the Management with the support of the mandate the Management received by members of the management agreement, see Appendix 3. ( ” Management Agreement “). Management has, among other things, through this authorization, in 2012 negotiated an agreement with Universal Music in the United States and Sweden regarding the release of the band’s music recordings, in 2011 negotiated an agreement with Global Merchandiseing Services regarding the exploitation of merchandise rights related to ” Ghost” and ongoing been a part of the booking of the band’s live performances. Management has thus acted on behalf of all members of the ” Ghost ‘and thus on behalf of the legal partnership.
2.10 Although part of the operations relating concerts also funded by short term loans from third parties, which e.g. was the case for summer tour 2011 when the group’s music production company, Lucky You AB, paid the costs associated with the tour before its profit came.
2.12 The plaintiffs and TF, to the extent they have been involved in the recording of a given recording, appeared as performers under Chapter 5 45 § Act (1960: 729) copyright to literary and artistic works ( “URL”). Ownership under Chapter 5. 45 § URL for recordings are thereby jointly among the partners under Chapter 1. 6 § URL.
2:13 regarding the name and the trademark ” Ghost “the plaintiffs note there is no exclusive right based on the trademark registration. Exclusive right to the trademark, however, could exist by the bands members use of trademark. Just like the band members have shared rights for the music recordings, the rights for the trademark “Ghost” is shared since the partners have agreed to commercially exploit the trademark the together have chosen for their company.
2.14 The plaintiffs and TF have not entered into any agreement whereby TF has acquired the plaintiffs ‘intellectual property rights, relating to the activities of’ ‘Ghost’, from the plaintiffs.
2.16 Added to what is stated above, the plaintiffs also actively participated in the joint operations conducted by participating in decisions regarding the concerts would be done, the group’s image and similar artistic and practical decisions, see Appendix 8 and Appendix 8 b. SS has also been responsible for the appointment of the new band members and partners AH and MR. As the Management Agreement was done, however, most practical and operating decisions relating to the common activities taken by the manager on the basis of the mandate which the partners gave manager.
2.21 The partners have, by implication action, agreed to TF will take care of the administration of the company. Already in 2010, TF committed to be the contact person for the ” Ghost ‘and was contacted, in that capacity, for example, by the English record label Rise Above Records.
2.22 TF describing the mandates he received regarding ” the company Ghost, “and himself suggested in the e-mail he sent to the other partners on 31 October 2011, Appendix 1 This e-mail shows that all income from the joint operation shall be collected by TF, through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB, and then distributed among the partners. The partners would bill the Swedish Drama Pop AB for the partners’ share of the profits.
2.23 The management of the company’s revenues and expenses has since 2010 been managed in this way TF describes in his email from 2011. TF has thus taken care management through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB. As the ” Ghost ‘ business grew, however TF also attended part of the management task via its UK subsidiary, Papastrello Limited, and part of the management through one of his owned companies in California, Santasma Touring Inc. By all accounts, TF then let Papastrello Limited collect all revenues from merchandise sales and Santasma Touring Inc. collect revenue from concerts with ” Ghost ‘in the United States.
2.24 TF has thus since 2010, through his company, collected all ticket revenues, merchandise revenues and revenues from the exploitation of jointly owned recordings. TF has, however, not on a single occasion, reported the results of the company’s operations to the other partners. TF, instead, on several occasions, stated that the business does not have a profit.
2.25 For the sake of the other partners could afford food and rent, however, the parties agreed in 2012 that each of partners would have the right to invoice TFs company for some monthly advances. SS and MR have therefore, since 2012, issued monthly invoices to the company Swedish Drama Pop AB and then Papastrello Limited. On, in practically all of these bills, it has been stated that the invoiced amount relates ” monthly retainers “. HP and MH have printed similar invoices after they entered as a partner in the easy company. Regarding claim 1.2 (i)
2.26 The plaintiffs have not participated in the management of the company’s affairs. According to HBL Chapter 2 § 5 even a partner who is excluded from the partnership has the right to audit the company’s accounts, and to be informed of the company’s affairs. HBL by reference in Chapter 4 § 2, this provision is also applicable to legal partnerships.
2.27 The provision in HBL Chapter 2 § 5 means that each partner has the right to audit the company’s accounts and be aware of the company’s affairs. The partners are therefore entitled to all the company’s information. The said basically means that any information that can seen as a part of the Company shall be available for inspection by the so-called controlling partner. Every partner has a responsibility to provide information on their knowledge of the company’s relationships with the controlling partner. A controlling partner has not only a right to information from partners who handled the administration, but also from Company Consultants (insofar Company have the right to use them). If the partner is denied their right to control the court may order the partner who handles the management to solve it.
3.1 The issue of the plaintiffs and TF conduct the above operations for the ” Ghost ‘in a legal partnership, in which they all are partners, is disputed. The question of TF has handled the management of the legal partnership’s business is equally contentious.
3.2 Uncertainty because the plaintiffs have not receive the share of profit they are entitled under the partnership agreement. How much profit each of the plaintiffs is entitled cannot be estimated without TF presenting accounts to the plaintiffs according to the plaintiffs’ motion under 1.2 (i).
4.1.1 In the spring of 2010 SS and TF recorded the songs Ritual, Elizabeth, Death Knell and Prime Mover together. Recordings were made in SSs studio. The recordings were made available under the name of ” Ghost ‘web service MySpace. One of the recordings, Elizabeth, was also released as a single in June 2010 on the German label Iron Pegasus Records.
4.1.3 In May 2010, an agreement was signed with the record label Rise Above Records regarding, among other things release of the album Opus Eponymous. TF signed the contract for the music group’s behalf.
4.1.4 On 23 October 2010, the bands first concert under the name of ” Ghost ‘was at the Hammer Of Doom festival in Wiirzburg, Germany. Before the concert MP and AH had joined ” Ghost ‘. AH had been asked by SS if he wanted to join ” Ghost ‘.
4.1.6 Discussions among the members of Ghost on how the business should be organized were not held in 2010. TF, however, had taken on the role of Contact person for ‘Ghost’. Since the band wasn’t profitable, no discussions on how profits would be distributed were held. The agreement was instead that all profits would be reinvested in the business.
4.1.8 Starting in January 2011 the partners went from booking the concerts themselves, to use different booking agencies and production companies. Sometime during the period January-March 2011 they hired Bidy Van Drangelen, Netherlands, as concert bookers. During spring they hired on the company Lucky You AB, which was driven by Uno Friedner, for concert production. Thereafter, concert booking was handled by ” The Agency Group, “and then taken over by Nick Storch at the booking agency ICM. The first concert booked by Nick Storch was a gig at The Bowery ballroom in New York on 18 January 2012.
4.1.9 In spring 2011 discussions began between the partners about how the activities of ” Ghost ‘would be organized and how the revenues of the band would be handled, and several of meetings were held between the partners.
4.1.20 At a meeting at the home of SS March 2, 2011, at which TF, Gustaf Lindström, SS, MP, AH and MR attended, see Appendix 8 a. the partners confirmed that TFs role would be to band leader and write the band’s music. Other people would essentially act as a musician in the band. TF would answer for aesthetic issues, but consult with other members. Decisions about what concerts to play all the partners would be taken in consultation. At the meeting, they also discussed what role the management would have in the band.
4.1.13 During May and June 2011, the ” Ghost ‘ played a number of gigs in the US. The members distributed profit from the merchandise equally between themselves
4.1.14 In summer 2011 the band came in contact with various management companies who offered their services. In this connection a number of meetings were held between the partners and prospective manager. On October 1, 2011 all partners signed an agreement with The Rick Sales Entertainment Group. In the agreement TF, SS, MP, RO, AH and MR, gave the manager the right to represent” Ghost ‘in respect of all its activities in the entertainment industry (§ 1 A of the Management Agreement). In the agreement the partners gave the manager right to, among other things negotiate all agreements regarding ” Ghost ‘(C §§ 1 & 5 in the Management Agreement). The compensation was paid to the manager of the management contract as performance-based and were calculated in percent of the gross revenue of Ghosts (§ 3 A in the Management Agreement). Management would then receive a commission from, Ghosts royalties from record sales (digital and physical), merchandise sales and Ghosts tour income.
4.1.15 The Management Agreement was signed by all members of the ” Ghost ‘. As the addresses of the partnership, the contract stated the address of TF and his Swedish company Swedish Drama Pop AB.
4.1.18 The proposal from TF was written, see Appendix 1 and suggested that TF, through his company Swedish Drama Pop AB would handle the partnerships business . Swedish Drama Pop AB would then collect the members’ income, pay the partnerships costs and then distribute the surplus among the partners. For tax purposes, this would be accomplished by the members created private firms, and then invoice Swedish Drama Pop AB for their respective share of the advance, concert payments and all other revenues. The idea was, according to TF, the Swedish Drama Pop AB would continue to be his company, but that it would have the same function as a jointly-owned corporation.
4.1.21 In October 2011 “ghost” hired the international company Global Merchandiseing Services for the manufacture and sale of merchandise for the group. Global Merchandiseing Services has subsequently handled the group’s merchandise sales over the years.
4.1.22 In spring 2012, the ” Ghost ‘came in contact with a series of new record labels, the negotiations were run by the manager with the support of the mandate the manager received from partners of’ Ghost ‘. In the end it was decided that the agreement would be signed with Universal Music in the United States. Later was also signed a contract with Universal Music in Sweden. The agreements were signed by TF on behalf of the partnership. The agreements acquired Universal Music among other things the exclusive rights to a number of albums with ” Ghost ‘. In return, Universal Music would pay a royalty to ” Ghost ‘.
4.1.24 In 2012 the economic situation of members became ever more precarious. This is because the members were active in the music group full time and received no compensation for their work. According to TF all income was reinvested in the band and it was broke. After some pressure, however, the members were offered some sporadic payments in 2012 that were attributed to an advance on future merchandise sales Merchandiseing Global Services had paid. On the advice of the band’s accountants, the members would invoice Swedish Drama Pop AB for these expenses. These payments in 2012 meant that the advances from the merchandise sales were distributed , at least in part, equally between the partners.
Part 4. Last one tonight (it’s past midnight and I need some sleep 🙂 )
4.1.28 As in previous years, discussions about the financial situation was carried out in 2013. In January 2013 SS and MP had a meeting with the group’s lawyer, Sissi Hagald, who announced that there still wasn’t any money in “ Ghost “and that it was too early to sign a contract governing members’ financial dealings. SS, MP and Sissi Hagald agreed, however, that members would receive a monthly payment. Even this time she informed the plaintiffs that their monthly payments would be taken out of the advances Global Merchandiseing Services paid.
4.1.31 By the email from Sissi Hagald to MR, see Appendix 5. She states that there is a lack of money, but it is hoped that the project ” Ghost with break even, and ideally with a nice profit when the big investments are made.
4.1.32 In the spring of 2014 ” Ghost ‘toured around the world, but in September 2014 the group decided to pause the touring to work on a new album.
4.1.37 After HP and MH had become permanent members of ” Ghost ‘, they received, as well as other members a monthly on-account payment. As with other members Papastrello Limited was invoiced
4.1.39 In the spring of 2015 ” Ghost ‘began rehearsing for the oncoming tour. All members participated at these rehearsals except TF.
4.1.40 In August 2015 the album Meliora was released. After that ” Ghost” virtually toured uninterrupted for the remaining 2015 around the world. TF, SS, MP, MH, MR and HP played in all of these gigs
4.1.43 On April 8, 2016 the partners each received a contract proposal from Sissi Hagald. was not a partnership agreement as expected, but an employment contract between TFs companies, Papastrello Limited and the partners. After allowing a lawyer review the contract, the partners confronted TF regarding the contracts. This happened in April 2016 Straudsburg, the United States during the US tour. At the meeting the plaintiffs explained that they did not consider the contract representing the partnership agreement they expected, they considered that the agreement was a slave contract and that they could not accept to only receive a monthly salary, but also wanted a share of the profit in accordance with the agreement previously reached. TF said he was innocent and announced that it was not he who was behind the contract. TF explained that he did not want the other members to sign the contract and to asked the other members to understand that it was “not intended that he would become a millionaire while other members would live on subsistence level.”
4.1.44 In September 2016 the band members received a new proposal for a contract. This proposal was rejected by the plaintiffs since it neither reflected the current agreement or gave them fair compensation for their work as members of the ” Ghost ‘.
4.1.46 On November 28, 2016 TFs lawyer, Sissi Hagald sent an email to the me –the plaintiffs’ lawyer. In this email Sissi Hagald explained that “It should be clear for your clients that no agreement regarding their involvement as a musician in the ” Ghost” does exist “and that” It should also be made clear to them that they will not be considered for future engagement as principal does not intend to once again be blackmailed for future tours. ”
4.1.47 On December 16, 2016 the plaintiffs sent, through me, a letter to TF and Sissi Hagald. In this letter the plaintiffs outlined their position and stated that the partners joint operations accounted for a partnership in the legal sense, the profit of the business shall be shared equally between partners and TF had no right to unilaterally ” fire” the plaintiffs from ‘’Ghost’ (and then operate further on this own ). In the letter the plaintiffs also requested TF to submit a detailed account of the business income in the years 2011-2016.
5.1.1 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of SS, to essentially be heard on circumstances related the decision among the partners to conduct joint operations under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting
(I) the fact that he, TF and Gustaf Lindstrom in 2010 entered an agreement to operate in a partnership regarding the music group ” Ghost ‘
(Viii) the partners agreed to that TF would carry out the management of the legal partnership and that the plaintiffs ware not involved in the management of the Legal partnership’s affairs.
5.1.2 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MR, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting
(I) that he entered as a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost ‘in January 2011 and thereafter has conducted joint activities in the legal partnership together with other partners,
5.1.3 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MH, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting
(I) that he entered as a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost ‘in December 2014 and thereafter has conducted joint activities in the legal partnership together with other partners,
5.1.4 3 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of HP, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting
(I) that he entered as a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost ‘in January 2015 and thereafter has conducted joint activities in the legal partnership together with other partners,
5.1.5 Witness hearing under assurance of truth of MP, that mainly was heard on circumstances related to the conduct of joint activities under the name of ” Ghost ‘to primarily supporting
(I) he, together with other partners, has been a partner in the legal partnership engaged in the business of ” Ghost’.
(I) the agreement to pursue a partnership under the name of ” Ghost ‘is present,
(Iv) the legal parterships activities include concert payments, merchandising and royalties from the exploitation of recorded music with ” Ghost ‘.
(I) the plaintiffs and TF has jointly worked in the band ” Ghost ‘,
(Ii) The Rick Sales Entertainment Group, after the management company represented the Ghost, has represented all members of ” Ghost ‘and
(Iii) that the activities of the legal partnership has included concerts with ” Ghost ‘, the recording and the commercial exploitation of music recordings with’ ‘Ghost’ and merchandising.
5.2.6 Summary of all musical recordings the plaintiffs and TF done together as musicians, singers and producers who have been consistently been accessed to the general public under the name of ” Ghost ‘, Appendix 6 to substantiate
(I) the plaintiffs and TF engaged in joint activities concerning concerts under the name of ” Ghost ‘and
5.2.7 List over all the concerts the plaintiffs and TF jointly performed as’ ‘Ghost’, Appendix 7, in support of
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