Comments on: Paul McCartney isn’t upset by Michael Jackson’s will

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By: Jensen

Jensen — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:03:23 +0000

The Northern Songs /ATV catalogue was was bought in accordance with how song copyrights are bought and sold throughout the entire music business.

Paul Mcartney had ample opportunity to buy his songs back and he didn’t take it. In actuality, Michael Jackson and John Branca actually walked away from the deal twice.

Additionally, if John and Paul hadn’t sold their publishing in the first place for money, the copyrights wouldn’t even have been available.

Apart from the reality that in a real
sense Paul Mcartney will always ‘own’ his songs – as he wrote them, the sale of the copyright was – and is, just another example of what goes on between publishers and lawyers every day in the world of publishing.

The overlay that somehow Jackson did ‘something wrong’ is frankly ridiculous.

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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:45:51 +0000

Poor McCartney, but I do believe that he should have shelled out the extra cash to buy his songs. He must feel like crap every time he pays royalties.

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By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:59:54 +0000

What we are seeing here is the back end of the story, not the front. The front end fact is that at some point, Paul McCartney thought it lucrative to sign over or sell his songs to someone else, who probably paid him great for it at the time. He knew what he was signing up for then and chose to do it. Now that the Jacksons/Sony own them, they will have them until 75 years after McCartney’s death at which point they will revert to the public domain and be free to all. That is the law. There is a clause in the law that states that McCartney’s family has the right to reclaim them 28 years after his death, free of charge by simply writing a letter to the current owner. If they don’t claim them, it will stay with the current owner for the rest of the 75 years.

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By: Peanuts

Peanuts — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:53:48 +0000

enough with the people that are TYPING IN ALL CAPS. Get with the program people, there’s a thing called a SHIFT key. Use it. Pretty rude to make it difficult for readers with your ALL CAPS nonsense. Maroooons! Tards.

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By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:06:17 +0000

The reason the Beatles did not own their songs was that they got together a corporation or something to own them so they would not be taxed individually. Which was like 90% taxes. So it was a way to save money. Then when the corporation, or whatever sold the rights, Paul was ready to buy, but MJ outbid him…. Paul had told him it was a good thing to buy… Paul is a great guy, gave advise to MJ, the best financial advise MJ ever had and he didn’t have the second wife sign a pre-nup. He is not a greedy man.

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By: courtney smith

courtney smith — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:40:43 +0000

i think its stupid that one of the most talented men alive (i really like the beatles) has to pay to sin the songs he wrote there must be an exeption i mean he was a BEATLE and now he has to py to sing the songs he wrote and helped wright its complete bull i dont really care about michael not leaving the rights to him but they need to make an exeption he wrote the F#$%ing songs he desirves the rights to them and yes he was cheated while he was contacting john L, on an ouiji board (lol) michael bid on the songs and its right

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By: David Smock

David Smock — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:35:49 +0000

Michael did backstab him. Period. To make money at the expense of a friend is not being a friend. It’s backstabbing. Sounds like MJ was the greedy one.

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By: Peggie ONB

Peggie ONB — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:16:09 +0000

I WOULD like to see these legal issues erased and the music that McCartney and his “Beatle” associates created either be purchased BACK by McCartney himself or given an opportunity!
I would HATE to see “Papa Jackson” get control over this!
Hmmmm… did I just use the word “CONTROL”?!?

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:56:37 +0000

Paul, Take a look at the man in the mirror. Take out a crowbar, open up your wallet and buy back the rights to your songs. This cheap billionaire sent his kids to public schools. His own kids have commented on what a tightwad he is.

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