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Jimi Hendrix Lawsuit Headed to Trial After UK Court Rejects Sony’s Appeal In Battle With Bandmates
A lawsuit over Jimi Hendrix’s music is headed to trial after a court rejects Sony Music’s appeal in the legal battle with heirs of his bandmates.
“Noel and Mitch first issued their complaint in November 2021 and after the latest delaying tactic of Sony to deny them justice the case now moves to a full trial,” said Edward Adams, a director for the heirs. Experience Hendrix, a company that owns his intellectual property, and Sony, which distributes his music under a licensing deal, responded a month later by preemptively suing in New York federal court, aiming to disprove those allegations. In a 1973 legal settlement cited by Sony, the two men purportedly agreed not to sue Jimi’s estate and any record companies distributing his music in return for one-time payments — $100,000 paid to Redding and $247,500 to Mitchell.
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