Bob Dylan Sued By Co-Writer’s Widow Over Song Catalog Deal
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As we previously told you, last month Bob Dylan sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Group in a deal reportedly worth $200 to $300 million. Well, now he’s being sued over it.
Claudia Levy, the widow of songwriter and theatre director Jacques Levy, who co-wrote seven songs on Dylan’s 1976 album “Desire,” has filed a lawsuit against Dylan and UMG, claiming they failed to pay her for Levy’s rightful portion of the proceeds from the catalog.
In her suit she says her husband and Dylan made a deal in 1975 in which he’d get 35% "of any and all income earned by the compositions," which means she should get 35% of what Universal paid for those songs. The suit claims Claudia tried to get her husband’s “rightful share” back in December but Dylan and UMG refused to pay her.
Levy, who died in 2004, co-wrote such Dylan songs as "Hurricane," "Isis" and "Mozambique."
Source: Billboard
