Sharing The Fruit But Claiming The Tree Only a tiny fraction of us still make our living from the land, but Anglo-American law has deep roots in agrarian history – which is why a lawsuit against music legend Bob Dylan may fail to yield much of a harvest. Dylan was sued last month by Claudia Levy, whose late husband Jacques Levy collaborated with Dylan in writing seven songs that appeared on Dylan’s 1976 album “Desire.” The songs were included in the sale of Dylan’s catalog to Universal Music Publishing in December. Although terms were not disclosed, industry speculation has put the total price at $300 million or more. Levy also named Universal in the lawsuit.