Sounds Weird

First episode – “Get Back”

How did Michael Jackson betray Paul McCartney and end up owning the Beatles’ music?

Sounds Weird SHOW NOTES

Episode 1 – “Get Back”

Biography:
https://www.biography.com/musician/paul-mccartney

Biography: Colin Bertram 28 Jan 2019
https://www.biography.com/news/michael-jackson-paul-mccartney-beatles-music-catalog

History:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rights

The Guardian: “The Long and Winding Road”, by Eamon Forde, 4 March 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/mar/21/paul-mccartney-reclaims-composition-rights-beatles

The Guardian: “The year SONY bought Jackson out”: Sophie Norris 16 March 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/15/sony-michael-jackson-atv-music-publishing-750m#:~:text=In%201991%2C%20Jackson%20sold%2050,success%20for%20years%20to%20come.%E2%80%9D

Slate: “Did the Beatles Get Screwed?”, by Eli Attie, 4 March 2013
https://slate.com/culture/2013/03/the-beatles-start-northern-songs-was-it-really-a-slave-contract.html

Etcanada: Becca Longmire, 1 Oct 2018 2008
https://etcanada.com/news/372365/sir-paul-mccartney-admits-he-cant-read-or-write-music-discusses-john-lennons-fears-in-tell-all-60-minutes-interview/

UltimateClassicRock: “Paul McCartney Is Trying to Reclaim the Rights to His Beatles Songs”, by Dave Lifton, March 19, 2016
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-beatles-copyrights/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
and
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-beatles-copyrights/

APRA/AMCOS:
https://apraamcos.com.au/music-creators/copyright/ https://apraamcos.com.au/music-customers/licence-types/music-in-education/universities/
https://apraamcos.com.au/music-customers/licence-types/
https://apraamcos.com.au/media/6289/ampal-guide-to-print-music_final.pdf
https://apraamcos.com.au/music-customers/licence-types/music-in-education/
https://portal.apra.com.au/minilicence/Licence.action

YouTube: “Say Say Say”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEhh_XpJ-0

Wikipedia: “Public Domain Music”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain_music

Wikipedia: “Say Say Say”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Say_Say

Wikipedia: Yesterday Movie:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film)

Wikipedia: “Paul McCartney”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney

Wikipedia: “NEMS Music Company”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMS_Enterprises_(label)

Wikipedia: “Northern Songs Ltd”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs

ontheaside:
https://ontheaside.com/music/6-songs-surprisingly-in-the-public-domain/

Facebook: “Paul McCartney”
https://www.facebook.com/PaulMcCartney/

udiscovermusic: Tim Peacock 24 June 2019
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beatles-songs-in-the-yesterday-film/

CinemaBlend: Yesterday, the movie:
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2476238/how-yesterday-was-able-to-use-so-much-of-the-beatles-music

Billboard:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7661702/paul-mccartney-sues-sony-to-regain-rights-to-beatles-songs

Billboard: “SONY buys out Michael Jackson”:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7256367/sony-michael-jackson-estate-sony-atv-music-publishing-deal

Wipo: “The Berne Convention”:
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/

Songwrights:
https://www.songwrights.com

Publishing rights
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/mar/21/paul-mccartney-reclaims-composition-rights-beatles
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/09/money-beatles-peter-doggett-review
https://slate.com/culture/2013/03/the-beatles-start-northern-songs-was-it-really-a-slave-contract.html

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