Artifact

"Artifact" chronicles the modern music business as it charts the legal dispute between Thirty Seconds to Mars and record label EMI, which filed a $30 million breach of contract lawsuit against them in 2008 after the band tried to exit its contract over royalties disputes. The film follows the band as they work with producers Flood to create the 2009 album This Is War, meeting with lawyers between recording sessions, while also examining the state of the modern music industry and its complex relationships between major labels and their artists.