Episode 149 – The Beatles vs their publishing

Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories

Episode 149 - The Beatles vs their publishing

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The guys have a run-in with copyright law and pull a listener letter about the notorious fight 2 of the Fab Four endured trying to own their own songs.

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SHOW NOTES

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs

https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/

The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389#

https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/

Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records