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Skriven 2008-10-05 19:52:43 av Dan Ceppa (1:138/666.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Richard Webb
Ärende: Commom Ground
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-> On 04 Oct 08  17:31:03, Richard Webb got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: Commom Ground

 DC> more familiar with in those circumstances are public domain  tunes. 

 RW> I"ve heard some that weren't, and am trying to think of
 RW> examples, had some in mind when I wrote that I"m sure, but

I can't think of one either.  

 DC> I know many of the Beatles tunes are owned by Michael Jackson.   

 RW> YEp, they sold publishing rights of earlier works when they
 RW> signed, and I think bought many back to have under Apple's
 RW> publishing arm.  PUblishing can often be where the real

I thought Jackson bought them direct from the Beetles.  I know 
most all Lennon songs are owned by Ono.  

 RW> money is.  Look at the guy who wrote "happy birthday" for
 RW> example.  All those restaurants who quit singing it for
 RW> customers and did their own thing.  HIs family ruthlessly
 RW> went after their royalty money.

It amazed me when I found out that it was still under copyright.  


 RW> I do too.  YEars ago a local stereo and hi fi shop in Des
 RW> MOines used to use the intro to Pink FLoyd's "shine on crazy diamond"
 RW> as their music bed.  AFter the first few times turning up the stereo to
 RW> hear the song and realized it was an audiolabs commercial I quit with
 RW> that one. YEt, sometimes, the artists don't have a choice in the
 RW> matter, as they sold off mechanicals, publishing or both.

I bet they cringe at that at times.  Wo was it?  Melanie?  "Look 
what they've done to my song, Ma..."  

 RW> on mechanicals.  WE had our own studio and had done most of the work,
 RW> and could continue to do whatever needed to be done.  HEll there were
 RW> two of us worked in major studios in the area, myself and one other. 
 RW> <Oh well. 

Well, was itr fun while it lasted?  


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