Rolling Stone Menu Bob Dylan’s Lawyer Beats ‘Sad Attempt’ of a Royalty Lawsuit
Widow of Jacques Levy sought 10-song share of Dylan’s $300 million publishing deal
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A lawsuit against Bob Dylan over royalties connected to his 1976 album
Desire filed soon after Dylan’s $300 million publishing deal with Universal Music Group was thrown out Friday by a New York supreme court judge.
In January, the widow of Jacques Levy Dylan’s co-writer on 10 tracks, including seven songs on
Desire sued Dylan for $7.25 million, arguing that Levy had a deal with the singer for a 35 percent stake in the income the songs generated. Using the $300 million sale of the 600-song Dylan catalog as a price-setter, Levy’s widow Claudia and her legal team came up with $1.75 million as fair share on the Levy co-written songs, plus $2 million in punitive damages,
Bob Dylan, UMG defeat Desire co-writer s claims over catalog sale
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Bob Dylan Wins Lawsuit Filed by Desire Co-Writer s Estate
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Bob Dylan wins lawsuit against co-writer Jacques Levy s estate
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