Lydon also made direct comments, saying that the court decision was “so destructive to what the band is and so I fear that the whole project might be extremely negative. Looking forward, there is great uncertainty about what the majority rule approach might do to water down and distort the true history and legacy of the Sex Pistols. It is disappointing that a High Court judge has decided that John Lydon is bound by an undated agreement signed in 1998, which imposes on the Sex Pistols a majority rule arrangement in place of the unanimous decision making process that has been followed for 23 years. The Disney production is the first time that the unanimous approach has been ignored. The statement continues:įor more than 23 years the Sex Pistols have operated on the basis of unanimous decision making. It claims that Lydon was only made aware of the announcement of Pistol hours before it was made, and was not made aware of how the band would be portrayed in it. It is highly likely that, even if he did not read it himself, it will have been explained to him and he will have understood its effects.”Ī statement has now been published on Lydon’s website. That piece of evidence was a convenient contrivance. Lydon had claimed he wasn’t aware of the extent of the agreement, but judge Sir Anthony Mann said: “I reject the suggestion made by him that he did not really know or appreciate its effect.
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