As was widely (if not always accurately) reported over the weekend, Harper Lee filed suit on May 2 in New York Federal Bankruptcy Court to recover royalties for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD allegedly still being collected improperly by Sam Pinkus. She seeks all commissions collected by Pinkus since 2007, plus compensatory damages. In a less publicized case, last year a New York State court re-established Lee as owner of the copyright of her famous novel and ordered Pinkus removed as her agent. In the new filing, however, Lee charges that Pinkus is “still receiving royalties from the novel as of this […]
