r.i.p. michael jackson - Beyond Tiki

TG The Gnomon Member MD-DC-VA Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 1293	TG The Gnomon Posted posted on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 7:45 AM Yep. And then some. There's the obligatory period when everyone will be fighting over his estate and kids. The media usually runs with stuff like that for six months without breaking a sweat. Then there's the issue with Paul McCartney which might resurface soon. A while back the rights to all of the Beatles music went up for auction. Micheal outbid Paul and ended up owning it all. Paul was freaked out by that, and rightly so. That meant Paul could not perform songs he wrote himself without paying royalties to Michael. It's pretty freaky when you have to pay someone else in order to perform your own stuff. But that's the nasty side of the music business and the nature of personal property.

Yep. And then some. There's the obligatory period when everyone will be fighting over his estate and kids. The media usually runs with stuff like that for six months without breaking a sweat.

Then there's the issue with Paul McCartney which might resurface soon. A while back the rights to all of the Beatles music went up for auction. Micheal outbid Paul and ended up owning it all. Paul was freaked out by that, and rightly so. That meant Paul could not perform songs he wrote himself without paying royalties to Michael. It's pretty freaky when you have to pay someone else in order to perform your own stuff. But that's the nasty side of the music business and the nature of personal property.

Post #465704 by The Gnomon on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 7:45 AM