Whats the big deal with whether his trusts own his music royalties or his estate does?
The documents creating the trusts indicate that the two charities own the music royalties, as well as the rights to his image and name. That’s what would fund the trusts so that school bills can be paid. If a judge rules that the estate owns the royalties and not the trusts, then it’s likely that Mr. Brown’s heirs would split the music royalties — leaving no funding for the educational trusts.
