Bob Dylan, UMG defeat 'Desire' co-writer's claims over catalog sale

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Bob Dylan and Universal Music escaped claims on Friday brought by the estate of songwriter and theater director Jacques Levy -- who co-wrote the majority of songs on Dylan's 1976 album 'Desire' -- seeking a share of Dylan's $300-million sale of his songwriting catalog to UMG late last year.

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"As we said when the case was filed, this lawsuit was a sad attempt to profit off the recent catalog sale," Dylan's attorney Orin Snyder of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher said. "We're glad it's now over."Levy co-wrote ten songs with Dylan, seven of which were on "Desire", including its most famous song "Hurricane". His widow Claudia Levy

But Ostrager said that the contract was "clear and unambiguous" in granting Dylan complete ownership of the copyrights and limiting Levy's compensation to 35% of what were mostly licensing royalties -- which he said UMG agreed to continue paying -- "and in no way can be construed to include a portion of Dylan's sale of his own copyrights."

 

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