2013
In or around 2013, 4AD sought to sign Lo-Fang.
August 9, 2013
Plaintiff and 4AD entered into an Exclusive Recording Agreement.
August 2013
Email correspondence later attached to the amended complaint reflects disputes over lyrics, including pressure to change a cancer-related lyric in “#88.”
November 25, 2014
4AD issued a letter stating that it had decided not to exercise its option in respect of the Second Period and would not be proceeding further with the agreement.
December 3–4, 2014
Emails later attached to the amended complaint reflect Plaintiff’s confusion about the contract’s status and counsel’s admission that the November 25, 2014 letter had not been forwarded to him at the time.
October 2015
Email correspondence concerning an HBO / The Leftovers synchronization license was later attached to the amended complaint.
July 19, 2017
An email later attached to the amended complaint stated that Defendant was “paying you more than they have to” in connection with streaming royalties.
June 30, 2025
A royalty statement later attached to the amended complaint reflected ongoing exploitation of Plaintiff’s recordings, including reserves, deductions, and “Other income.”
2025
After Plaintiff registered beggars.ai and prepared a critical, non-commercial website, Beggars Group initiated a UDRP proceeding seeking transfer of the domain.
October 27, 2025
The WIPO panel ordered transfer of beggars.ai to Beggars Group.
November 5, 2025
Plaintiff filed this action in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, No. 2:25-cv-04132-MTL.
November 12, 2025
The Court denied the initial TRO request.
November 20, 2025
The First Amended Complaint was filed, attaching supporting materials including the November 25, 2014 notice, the December 2014 emails, the October 2015 sync correspondence, the July 19, 2017 email, Namecheap correspondence, and the June 30, 2025 royalty statement.
November 21, 2025
A notice regarding an undertaking concerning beggars.ai was filed in the federal action.
November 24, 2025
The Court vacated the preliminary-injunction hearing and related filing deadlines previously set on November 12, 2025.
December 12, 2025
Beggars filed its corrected motion to dismiss and motion to strike.
December 24, 2025
Plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions.
December 27, 2025
Plaintiff filed his response in opposition to the amended motion to dismiss.
January 20, 2026
Beggars filed its reply in support of the amended motion to dismiss.
January 21, 2026
Beggars filed its response to the sanctions motion.
January 27 – February 3, 2026
Additional motion practice followed concerning leave to file a sur-reply.
February 9, 2026
Plaintiff filed a request for judicial notice of public records.
February 18, 2026
Beggars filed its opposition to the request for judicial notice.
February 25, 2026
Plaintiff filed his reply in support of the request for judicial notice.
March 13, 2026
The docket reflected that the principal motions had been fully briefed, and no ruling on those motions appeared on the docket report as of that date.
The federal action remains pending.
Mid-March 2026
Beggars stated in writing that 4.A.D. Limited remains the contracting party under the 9 August 2013 Agreement and remains responsible for its obligations, while Beggars Group Limited provides shared administrative and operational services on 4AD’s behalf.
After repeated requests for Blue Film / Every Night pitching materials, Beggars’ sync channel furnished time-limited Disco links containing the album and available instrumentals, including a corrected link adding missing audio that had initially been omitted.
March 31, 2026
4AD / Beggars issued royalty statements showing the Lo-Fang catalogue remained commercially active for the period ending December 31, 2025, with GBP 1,955.28 in artist royalties generated and GBP 1,480.98 payable. The statements confirm ongoing exploitation, but do not disclose the total gross revenue generated by the catalogue from underlying sales, streams, licensing, or related uses.
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