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Paul McCartney Resolves Dispute On Beatles Song Rights

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Paul McCartney has reached a settlement over copyright to the Beatles catalog, avoiding a legal battle that could have had wide ramifications for the music business. McCartney filed a lawsuit in January in a US court to secure rights from Sony ATV Music Publishing in the wake of a British judicial ruling that shook up … Read more

Paul McCartney Sues Sony/ATV For Beatles Music Rights

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Former Beatle Paul McCartney sued Sony Corp’s (6758. T) music publishing arm on Wednesday in a federal court in New York, seeking to get back the copyrights to music of his former band, court records show. Starting in October 2008, McCartney sent notices to Sony/ATV Music Publishing stating his desire to reclaim the copyrights to … Read more