Judge Rules Hendrix Estate Keeps Master Rights

0:00On April 29th, a London judge just shut down a big royalty claim from the heirs of Jimmy Hendrix's original bandmates, bassist Noel Redding and drummer, Mitch Mitchell. In a detailed ruling, the judge said they signed away their rights back on October 11th, 1966, in a deal with producers that gave. Awake hobby rights to all their sound recordings worldwide, no limits. That agreement was crystal clear, according to the judge, handing ownership straight to the producers, who later passed it on through a chain of deals. To the Hendrix estate, after Jimmy died in 1970, no wiggle room, no time caps, just straight up transfer of those master rights. Jimmy's sister, Janie, who runs experienced Hendrix, is thrilled, saying it lets the family keep protecting his music legacy with the care it needs for. Future generations. Reps for the bandmates of states haven't commented yet. This fight kicked off in 2021, when the heirs demanded millions and pounds from billions of streams, hitting Sony music.

1:01Lawsuits flew in New York and London, but the British court took the lead and settled in. Now the estate and Sony hold firm on the catalog, keeping Hendrix's sound under family control while those streaming claims fade out. Music news, powered by AI. This is Music News Today. I'm Corey, with the story.