US music
producer Quincy Jones is suing the estate of the late Michael Jackson for
millions of dollars.
He says the singer's estate and
Sony Music Entertainment improperly re-edited songs to deprive him of royalties
and production fees.
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Mr Jones says they also broke an
agreement giving him the right to remix master recordings for albums released
after Jackson's death in 2009.
He produced some of Jackson's top
discs including Off the Wall and Thriller.
The Jackson estate said that it was
saddened by the lawsuit.
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"To the best of its knowledge,
Mr Jones has been appropriately compensated over approximately 35 years for his
work with Michael," a statement said.
Quincy Jones's lawsuit is seeking
at least $10m (£6m) from the singer's estate and Sony.
Earlier this month the family of
Michael Jackson lost a negligence case against concert promoters AEG Live over
the death of the 50-year-old pop star.
A jury concluded the doctor looking
after the singer ahead of his concert tour was not unfit for his job - and so
AEG had not been negligent in hiring him.
Jackson died in 2009 after taking
an overdose of a surgical anaesthetic. (BBC)
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