To sue a Mockingbird.

• Position: LITERATURE - Harper Lee sues local museum for licensing fee - Brief article

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's 1960 novel about the Jim Crow South, is one of the best known works in American literature. Lee's hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, has been cashing in on the book's fame for years, from the restaurant Radley's Fountain Grille (named after the character Boo Radley) to a local museum that sells Mockingbird-themed soaps, dish towels, and cookbooks like To Fill a Mockinqbird. Now, the 87-year-old author is suing the museum for never paying her a licensing fee. Thousands of people visit the museum each year, and local businesses fear that...