he goes on to say the courts have agreed with him -- notably in a case involving eminem -- and now he says it 's time to pay up .
richard carpenter , representing the singer - songwriting duo the carpenters , claims that universal music group and a&m records have only paid him and the estate of his sister , karen , only a “ miniscule fraction ” of digital royalties owed to them , according to a lawsuit he filed in los angeles superior court on wednesday .
richard and karen 's estate have crunched the numbers , and they want more than $ 2 million .
karen carpenter said in a statement .
“ the carpenters recordings are represented by larry iser and greg gabriel at kinsella weitzman iser kump & aldisert .
the lawsuit notes that the lawsuit is similar to litigation involving the recordings of eminem in which the defendants were several affiliates of umg .
richard and karen carpenter to music group and a&m records have shut them out of profits for itunes and other online sales distributors .
it 's a whole new world out there with digital downloads , and richard claims universal and a&m are not giving artists their fair cut .
” the lawsuit claims breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing .