Estate Of Legendary Musician Nina Simone Faces Sony In Court

After years of legal wrangling the estate of Nina Simone is heading back to court after a settlement with Sony fell through. The controversy revolves around the rights Ms. Simone’s music being sold online to iTunes, Amazon, and other digital music services. Sony acquired the rights after buying the original distributor and has been fighting the estate for a long while. No trial date has yet been set.

See Ann Brown, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Nina Simone’s Heirs In Another Legal Battle With Sony, Madame Noire, May 22, 2015.

Special thanks to Jim Hartnett for bringing this article to my attention.