Tmz : When Jimi Hendrix took the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall back in 1969 … bet he didn’t think his family would be in a nasty legal war over the performance 42 years later.
TMZ has obtained a lawsuit, filed by the Hendrix Estate — in which Jimi’s family claims they are the rightful owners of several sound recordings from two concerts at the R.A.H. in 1969 … despite another cooperation laying claim to the material.
According to the suit, Jimi signed an agreement with the people who recorded the music way back when … an agreement which would have given them the right to use the music in a motion picture.
But Jimi died … and the movie was never made … and for the last 40-years, Jimi’s estate and the corporation have been arguing about which side truly owns the rights to the recordings.
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Jimi Hendrix — The 40 Year Battle for His Music