Bob Dylan sued by wife of late collaborator Jacques Levy after catalogue sale to Universal
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nme.comBob Dylan is being sued by the wife of his late collaborator Jacques Levy after Levy’s estate alleged that they had not been sufficiently compensated for his songwriting credits.Dylan sold the rights to his entire songwriting catalogue to Universal Music Group for $300 million (£225 million) last month.
However, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post, Levy’s wife Claudia is now suing both Dylan and Universal for $7.25 million (£5.25 million) after the estate was allegedly not compensated for their songwriting contribution to Dylan’s catalogue.Jacques was a prominent collaborator on Dylan’s 1976 album ‘Desire’, with the late songwriter being credited on most of the album’s tracks.
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