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Bob Dylan Seeks to Dismiss ‘Opportunistic’ Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit From Co-writer

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBob Dylan fired back at a lawsuit filed in January by the estate of cowriter Jacques Levy in the wake of the legendary songwriter’s $300 million-plus sale of his catalog to Universal Music Publishing.In a memo dated Tuesday, Dylan’s attorney wrote that the claims of Levy’s widow, who is seeking $7.25 million from the deal for songs cowritten with Dylan for the 1976 “Desire” album, are invalid because the songs were written under a work-for-hire arrangement that would garner Levy royalties but not a share of the copyrights.

The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.“This lawsuit is an opportunistic attempt to rewrite a 45-year-old contract to obtain a windfall payment that the contract does not.

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