COMPANY TOWN ANNEX

Judge Rules in Hendrix Case: A federal district judge in Seattle ruled that MCA Music Entertainment cannot move ahead with its planned multimillion-dollar purchase of Jimi Hendrix’s recording and publishing copyrights until a lawsuit filed by the late rock star’s father is resolved. The 8-month-old fraud litigation, which does not name MCA as a defendant, accuses Los Angeles entertainment attorney Leo Branton and several corporations of selling the rights to the psychedelic guitarist’s catalogue without the knowledge or consent of the father, James (Al) Hendrix.