Duran Duran lose high court battle over US song rights

Members of Birmingham pop group Duran Duran have lost a High Court battle over US rights to some of their most famous songs.

They failed to fight off a bid by major publishers Gloucester Place Music, ultimately owned by US business Sony/ATV, to prevent them terminating copyright agreements related to their first three albums.

A judge ruled English laws of contract barred them from seeking to reclaim rights over their own works.