Episode 149 – The Beatles vs their publishing

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. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile & More General Admission And VIP Passes On Sale Now Starting At $10 Down Win Louder Than Life tickets by entering HERE!   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories   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 Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a  Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/