Legendary axeman Gregg Allman filed a lawsuit against Capricorn Records for alleged copyright infringement.|

The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Los Angeles on Feb. 13 in order to collect damages resulting from sales of 10 reissued Allman Brothers Band albums. Attorneys for Allman claim the record label distributed these albums without proper consent from the singer.

"Capricorn Records failed to get mechanical licenses under Section 115 of the Copyright Act of 1976," said Gerald B. Weiner, Allman's attorney, in a prepared statement. "We're just trying to protect the interests of our client and to make sure that Gregg Allman, as the songwriter and publisher of these works, is properly compensated."

In the statement, Allman's lawyers say Capricorn benefited from the repackaging and ultimate sales of the 10 albums, which include The Allman Brothers Band; Idlewild South; Beginnings; At Fillmore East; Eat A Peach; Brothers & Sisters; and a new solo double album titled Gregg Allman: One More Try: An Anthology, which features previously unreleased material.

On Thursday, a spokesman for Capricorn told Reuters that due to ill will between Allman and the label, the singer would prefer that Capricorn not release the albums. On Friday, the Capricorn spokesman said he was no longer allowed to comment on the situation.

PolyGram, who entered into a joint venture with Capricorn in 1996, owns the rights to the Allman Brothers' collection and has every intention to release the albums. Allman will be paid royalties from those sales, according to the Reuters report. (Ari Bendersky)