The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has ruled in favor of Cher regarding the royalty rights from Sonny Bono’s song interests. The court decided that the termination of grants made by Sonny Bono, executed by his widow Mary Bono under the copyright-assignment termination provision of the Copyright Act, did not affect the royalty rights established in a 1978 marital settlement agreement between Sonny and Cher. For more details, you can read further information here.