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Jimi Hendrix Bandmates Lose High Court Rights Claim
Justice Edwin Johnson said a 1966 recording agreement gave full copyright to producers, ending a four-year dispute over royalties from the Hendrix catalog.
- On Tuesday, U.K. High Court Justice Edwin Johnson dismissed claims by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell against Sony Music Entertainment UK, confirming Sony holds rights to The Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings.
- Redding and Mitchell formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966; the estates claimed they were entitled to royalties for around 40 studio recordings, arguing the musicians were excluded from revenue during their lifetimes.
- The 1966 recording agreement was 'clear and unequivocal,' Justice Johnson determined, granting copyright ownership to producers Michael Jeffrey and Chas Chandler, with rights later assigned to the Hendrix estate following Jimi Hendrix's 1970 death.
- Claims were also precluded by releases signed by Redding and Mitchell, which acknowledged 'full settlement of any compensation which I may have claimed,' as Sony and Experience Hendrix expressed relief the four-year dispute has ended.
- Experience Hendrix confirmed it is pleased to have its chain of title validated by the court, while Sony has utilized the recordings in the U.K. since 2009 and maintains the right to continue doing so.
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Last December, the heirs of drummer John “Mitch” Mitchell and bassist David Noel Redding went to court in an effort to secure a share of revenue relating to their work on albums by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Yesterday, a court rejected their claim. In the 140-page ruling, British High Court Judge Edwin Johnson found that Redding and Mitchell, who both died in the 2000s, had signed a recording agreement on October 11, 1966—shortly after Hendrix…
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