Cher came out on top in her years-long legal battle with ex-husband Sonny Bono's widow, Mary Bono, regarding royalties
Cher officially came out on top in her years-long legal dispute with ex-husband Sonny Bono's widow, Mary Bono.
As part of the former couple's 1978 divorce settlement, Cher earned a permanent 50 percent stake in the musical duo's publishing catalog. Following Sonny's death in 1998, a partnership was reached between Cher and his family regarding the rights. Mary subsequently argued, however, that she no longer needed to pay royalties.
According to the Wednesday decision, Cher will continue to receive royalties — more than $400,000 of which have piled up since the legal battle began — on some of her biggest hits with Sonny, including 'I Got You Babe' and 'The Beat Goes On.' Judge John A. Kronstadt determined that Cher was given 'contractual right to receive financial compensation' through her divorce settlement. 'A right to receive royalties is distinct from a grant of copyright,' he wrote, per Billboard.
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