Jimi Hendrix's Bandmates Lose Copyright Lawsuit

0:00On April 29th, the estates of Jimmy Hendrix's bandmates, bassist Noelle Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, just lost their big copyright lawsuit against Sony Music over royalties from classic albums. They argued that despite forming the Jimmy Hendrix experience back in 1966 and dropping hits like, are you experienced, oxis, boldas? Love and Electric Ladyland all between 1967 and 1968. The musicians got shut out early and died broke, redding at 57 in 2003. Mitchell at 62 in 2008, Sony fired back that the original deals gave full worldwide copyright to the producers, not the band members, leaving no room for revenue shares. Yesterday on April 28th, the high court judge dismissed the claims outright, calling the agreement clear and ironclad with no limits on time, or place. He's relieved it's over, confirming they own the rights clean, while Jimmy's sister Janie Hendrix remembers Redding and Mitchell fondly stressing.

1:02Her company's always honored their role in his legacy. This has been Music News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.