Presumably concerned he hasn't been in a court room for at least a month, Michael Jackson is suing Motown Records over unpaid royalties from the re-release of songs he made in the 1970s. The lawsuit targets Motown parent company Universal claiming they violated a 1980 agreement on recordings he made with the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist. Said agreement saw Jackson waver royalties on his songs that been released before 1980, but in return Motown promised to pay Jackson royalties for any previously unreleased material that was subsequently released on best-of compilations. He claims they haven't done that and therefore they owe him the cash. No response from Universal as yet.
May 13, 2003
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Jackson sues Motown
Michael Jackson is suing Motown and parent Universal over unpaid royalties on previously unreleased recordings from the 1970s that appeared on best-of compilations.