Jimi Hendrix is long dead, but his music lives on.

And so do the people who want to cash in on it, al la the venal Big Four Organized Music cartel.

Some of his best-known songs were auctioned off, yesterday, as part of the estate of Hendrix manager Michael Jeffery, who died in 1973, says the BBC.

But Hendrix's family has threatened to take legal action over the $15m (£7.9m) sale, says the story, continuing that a company they own has said it'll prove it has the title and rights to hits including Purple Haze and Voodoo Chile.

"A spokesman for the Seattle-based Experience Hendrix company said: 'Whoever bought this bought themselves the right to be a litigant'," says the Beeb,

Law suits are standard in the world of corporate music.

"Hendrix continues to sell around 600,000 albums a year worldwide," adds the story.

He died in September, 1970.

Also See:
BBC - Hendrix family disputes song sale, October 27, 2006