21st Century Dispute

Harper Lee then (biography.com)

At one time everyone read the book, and many saw the movie with Gregory Peck, but now To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), which is about a trial of a black man in the pre-Civil Rights south, seems like ancient history. Its celebrated author, Harper Lee, has remained out of the limelight for over 40 years.

In a very 21st-century dispute Harper Lee is now suing the Monroeville Courthouse Museum for trademark infringement:

Ms. Lee claims the museum pulled in $500,000 in 2011, partly by selling unlicensed "Mockingbird"-related merchandise, ranging from T-shirts to tote bags to packages of "Mockingbird Lemonade Mix." The suit asks for unspecified damages and for all of the allegedly infringing merchandise to be destroyed.

and now (ABC news)

Harper Lee's main motivation doesn't seem to be money:

According to court papers filed earlier this year in an unrelated suit, she has made millions of dollars from sales of her only book, which continues to be read by legions of middle and high schoolers across the country.

Let's hope that the lawsuit is resolved amicably, and Harper Lee gets rid of whatever is really troubling her. At 87, anger should not be one's companion.