Ozzy Osbourne Sued By ‘Crazy Train’ Co-Writer

Ozzy Osbourne has been hit with a new lawsuit from “Crazy Train” co-writer Bob Daisley, who claims that he is owed $2 million in royalties. Daisley’s suit alleges that “although royalties have been paid to Daisley over the years, an audit conducted in 2014 showed that Osbourne and his company had been improperly deducting undisclosed fees before distributing royalties . . .”More »

By on August 10, 2016

Ozzy Osbourne has been hit with a new lawsuit from “Crazy Train” co-writer Bob Daisley, who claims that he is owed $2 million in royalties. Daisley’s suit alleges that “although royalties have been paid to Daisley over the years, an audit conducted in 2014 showed that Osbourne and his company had been improperly deducting undisclosed fees before distributing royalties to Daisley and improperly withholding Daisley’s rightful share of royalties owed under the publishing agreements for the commercial exploitations of the songs.” “While Mr. Osbourne was benefiting from the songs co-authored by our client, the audit shows that he was systematically short-changing Mr. Daisley,” Daisley’s lawyer, Alan Howard, told NME. “Mr. Daisley had no choice but to bring this action to secure his fair share of the proceeds those songs have generated.” Ozzy has responded to the lawsuit, stating, “We understand that Mr. Daisley is now in retirement and that these funds are his main source of income, so it is his right to be diligent with his money, but after 36 years, this is tantamount to harassment. We would have hoped that after 36 years that Mr. Daisley would have lost his unhealthy personal obsession and resentment towards Mr. Osbourne’s success. Blizzard Music and Mr. Osbourne plan to vigorously defend these proceedings.” Copyright(c) 2016 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «