Motown Songwriting Legend Ron Miller's Family In Legal Fight Over Royalties.

[mysterysinger]

You may wish to take a look at this Facebook page for RON MILLER SONGWRITER which contains information that precedes the latest article in MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE. The Facebook page pays tribute to the legacy of Ron Miller who was an amazing songwriter.

https://www.facebook.com/RonMillerSongwriter


Taken from the article in MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE - [[a link to the full complaint can be found in that).


"Miller, known best for co-writing For Once In My Life – a track that became a Hot 100 hit for Tony Bennett, a No.2 hit for Stevie Wonder, and was also recorded by Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, The Temptations and others – died in 2007, but his heirs have become embroiled in a complicated dispute over his royalties.

In 2022, Sony Music Publishing reportedly signed a deal with one of Miller’s children, Lisa Dawn Miller, to administer the rights for 130 of the late songwriter’s compositions.

Now two of Lisa Miller’s half-siblings, also children of Ron Miller, allege that she gained control over those copyrights by illegitimate means, and have gone to court over the matter.

In a complaint filed September 7 with the US District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, Julie Moss and Mark Miller allege that Lisa Miller “launched a scheme to usurp control” of a 50% share of Ron Miller’s copyrights from his wife from his second marriage, Aurora Miller."

Please note that I am just providing links to publicly available information on the web - I'm not expressing any opinion on the matter. Lisa Dawn Miller is not the same person who had records issued by Motown under the name Little Lisa.

Please read the full article here -

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.c...ver-royalties/

[mysterysinger]

Over 38 Termination Notices, there are around 290 song titles of which some are duplicated. I've put them into an Excel Spreadsheet but rather than hit you with a huge list, I've selected a few song titles which readers of this Forum will undoubtedly be familiar with. This should give a flavour of what's being contested in the matter.

A Place In The Sun
A Warmer World
After The Ball
Big City Babies Don't Cry
Down To Earth
Fancy Passes
For Once In My Life
Gotta See Jane
Green Grow The Lilacs
Had You Been Around
Heaven Help Us All
Hello Broadway
If You Won't Let Me Walk On The Water
Is Anyone Here Goin' My Way
It Ain't Easy Comin' Down
It Happens Every Time
I've Never Been A Woman Before
I've Never Been To Me [[Female Version)
Just Another Morning
Kickin' Stones
Muck-Arty-Park
One Out Of Every Six
Someday At Christmas
Sure Is A Lotta Woman
Takes All Kinds Of People
The Bigger Your Heart Is [[The Harder You'll Fall)
The Last Song
The Prime Of My Life
The Touch Of Time
Travelin' Man
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
We're Always Saying Goodbye
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
You Could Never Love Him [[Like I Love Him)
You're Gonna Love My Baby