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.
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.
"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.
Source: BBC
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