Essay John, Paul, George and Bingo were Musicians – Case Study – Law Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Question

John, Paul, George and Bingo were musicians in a band called the Beagles.

The Beagles were about to release their latest smash hit album called Sgt. Salt and Pepper’s Happy Hearts Club Band (Salt and Peppers).

To promote the Salt and Peppers album, the Beagles also started a world tour called, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (LSD Tour).

The Beagles wanted to ensure that the sales of Salt and Peppers were high and that the records were distributed carefully around the world. From their previous record promotions around the world, the Beagles had already established a selective distribution system by which the retail market was divided into segments, each segment being exclusively served by a selected wholesale distributor. In the past, the distribution system served the Beagles well. However, for the promotion of Salt and Peppers, the Beagles, for various reasons, terminated distribution agreements with the following distributors: (i) Bill Spector (Spector); amd (ii) Bruce Li (Li).

Advise

1. contravened the CCA for terminating the distribution agreement with Li?

2. Could John, Paul, George and Bingo be personally liability under the CCA?