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David Cassidy sues Sony over unpaid royalties
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 7 October 2011
Singer David Cassidy is suing Sony over unpaid royalties, though it’s the Sony TV company the sometime actor has a problem with.
He reckons he is owed 15% of all monies generated by merchandise associated with ‘The Partridge Family’, the 1970s US sitcom in which he appeared. Cassidy’s lawyers reckon the TV studio has made $500 million in profits from the show’s spin off merchandise, and has failed to honour a royalty cut included in their client’s 1971 contract. Cassidy told CNN that he has been informed he has only ever received $5000 from Sony for merchandise sales. Sony is yet to respond.
