"Iron Maiden’s management failed to produce any accurate earnings figures for the two songs which contained stolen lyrics and music until both parties had already spent well over half a million pounds on legal costs. Now, according to McKay, the matter has been settled to his and Quinn's satisfaction without a trial. The Beckett track is credited to Bob Barton and Brian Quinn according to Quinn, Barton made a deal with the members of Iron Maiden and cut him out of his fair share - leading Quinn's lawyer, Barry McKay, to seek redress. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" - a Maiden fan favorite since its release as part of 1982's The Number of the Beast - was dropped from the set list while lawyers worked out the conflict, which stems from similarities shared with " Life's Shadow," a song recorded by the band Beckett in 1974. The legal battle to determine who deserves credit for writing Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" appears to have been settled - but it also looks like bandleader and chief songwriter Steve Harris can expect to deal with another claim in the not-too-distant future.
Iron Maiden Songwriting Dispute Settled, But New Lawsuit Looms Settled but another one might be pending. Not sure who is legally liable considering what happened but I do believe he is owed money since he did the writing) (Note: I'm not saying he doesn't deserve to be paid here, he does. The articles aren't going to tell the whole story so maybe I got the wrong end of the stick here. If that's the case why did he actually make sure it didn't happen to him? I want to make sure no one eats the salad I brought for lunch and I lock that down like the tupperware contains the nuclear launch codes and this guy says "Yeah just make sure you give me credit" but doesn't take it any further? Musicians are, at times, their own worst enemy. For example, in the original article Quinn said when Barton asked if he could record his song with some changes he said yes on the proviso that he got credit because back then "song-writers weren't always credited for their work" and he wanted to make sure that didn't happen to him. These stories always leave me shacking my head though. If you don't trust them wouldn't you actually look into what they are up to since you're already thinking they're going to rip me off again? But instead of looking into it himself he doesn't bother doing anything about it for a years until he finds out that Barton settled with Maiden. Click to expand.In the article he mentions being called at the time to be part of the lawsuit but he refused because he didn't trust them.
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