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"In January this year, days before a worldwide press announcement, John Lydon was told of the proposed use of SEX PISTOLS recordings in a six part television series based upon a book written by Steve Jones," the statement reads. In a new statement posted on his official web site, Lydon - better known as his alter ego Johnny Rotten - claims that he only made aware of the announcement of "Pistol" hours before it was made, and he had no idea how the band would be portrayed in it. However, a judge ruled earlier in the month that the contract was valid and active, and that the majority of the band could overrule any individual member's veto. Lydon, for his part, claimed that the bandmember agreement had not been applied since it was signed more than 20 years ago and that "all decisions" about the use of SEX PISTOLS music and imagery had been made with "unanimous" agreement. Jones and SEX PISTOLS drummer Paul Cook have argued in court that an agreement they signed with Lydon meant decisions regarding licensing requests could be determined on a "majority rules basis." It is based on Jones's 2018 memoir "Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol" and it is being helmed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle, who serves as executive producer and director. "Pistol" is a six-episode series about SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones. SEX PISTOLS frontman John Lydon has expressed his worry and dismay after he lost a legal battle over the right to use the band's songs in the upcoming biopic miniseries about the U.K.
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