Family buys O.J.'s book

Ron Goldman's family acquires the rights to Simpson's canceled book.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published July 3, 2007

MIAMI - The family of Ron Goldman has purchased the rights to O.J. Simpson's canceled book, If I Did It, from a court appointed bankruptcy trustee in a settlement agreement reached Monday.

The book rights will be held in the name of Ron Goldman LLC, Goldman family attorney David Cook said.

Goldman was slain along with Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994.

The Goldmans want the book's proceeds included as part of a nearly $33.5-million civil jury award they have been trying to collect for almost a decade.

"Ron Goldman LLC will own Simpson's name, likeness, signature and story and will hawk it to satisfy this terrible judgment. Justice has arrived in Miami, " Cook said.

The Goldmans own the copyright, media rights and movie rights.

They also acquired Simpson's name, likeness, life story and right of publicity in connection with the book, according to court documents.

The Goldmans want to rename the book "Confessions of a Double Murderer" and plan to shop it around.

According to the settlement, the Goldmans must pay the bankruptcy trustee 10 percent of the first $4-million in gross proceeds and a percentage of all proceeds beyond that.

Simpson's lawyer said the bankruptcy trustee doesn't have the right to sell anything on behalf of his client.

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