Home Industry News SPINAL TAP’S UMG CASE MIGHT BE OVER, BUT VIVENDI IS NOT OFF THE HOOK YET
The creators of the iconic 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap – Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner – are preparing to head to trial with Vivendi-owned Canal Plus Group subsidiary StudioCanal in Los Angeles in the coming months.
Today’s news follows the four co-creators’ recent settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a dispute regarding the film’s soundtrack recordings.