Big Law
Cher Faces a $1 Million Copyright Battle With Sonny Bono’s Widow
Cher has claimed that Sonny Bono’s widow Mary owes her $1 million (£786,000) in unpaid royalties for songs.
The claim had its first major hearing in court on Monday (April 25), Rolling Stone reports.
The dispute covers songs recorded by Sonny & Cher during their musical partnership, including hits like ‘I Got You Babe’.
Sonny and Cher signed a divorce settlement in 1978, and Sonny’s fourth wife Mary has argued that copyright law allows her to terminate the 50% right to royalties that Sonny Bono agreed to hand over to Cher as part of that agreement.
