By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 8 – The heirs of Brazilian songwriter Jobim sued Universal Music Publishing Group for not paying royalties due.
On August 5, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.
Judge Liman said this is the oldest case on his docket. It was filed in 2005.
The lawyer said that now, sixteen years later, settlement is just around the corner, that it has taken time because it involves dozens of territories.
One of the Heirs, it was noted, is in Portugal. But now they said it'll finally settle.
On December 7, a day before a brief telephone proceeding Inner City Press also covered, the parties wrote that they have "reached agreement setting this action."
The case is, or was, Jobim et al v. Universal Studios, Inc. et al., 05-cv-3527 (Liman)
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