Pink Floyd ‘Tried to Sue US Student for Taking Tea Break’

‘The Floyd’ in typically jubilant mood after settling out of court

Newly-released court papers reveal the band’s determination that people listen to Floyd albums in full.

Long before the days of the internet and rows over whether individual tracks could be downloaded, Pink Floyd were already hot on the heels of their less committed fans.

In April 1973, the band attempted to sue a student at NYU who had confided to a friend that he had only listened to the first half of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ before going to the kitchen to make a cup of tea.

Word of the incident soon reached executives at Capitol Records, and they agreed with the band to ‘sue the ass’ off 19 year old Tyler Flowman.  They attested that the band’s artistic rights had been abused, and also claimed additional punitive damages for ‘humiliation and distress’ caused by Flowman’s actions.

The case was eventually settled out of court, with Flowman required to ‘wear a visible Pink Floyd T-Shirt every day in perpetuity’.

The former student’s whereabouts are unknown – though rumours persist that he is now a senior Boeing 747 Captain with a major international airline.