2018-07: Paul McCartney e o copyright na UE

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/984362/eu-news-copyright-paul-mccartney-beatles

Citando:
"The revamp is based on a proposal by the European Commission to take into account the growing role of online platforms. A key committee at the European Parliament subsequently added more muscle to the proposal to give more power to Europe's creative industries.

However, lawmakers on Thursday voted against opening talks with EU countries based on the committee's recommendation. Parliament will now have to revise the proposal for a vote in September before starting talks with EU countries that have already adopted their own position.

McCartney had written an letter to MEPs urging them to take action.

He said: “Music and culture matter. They are our heart and soul.

“The proposed copyright directive will help assure a sustainable future for the music ecosystem and its creators, fans and digital music services alike.”"

2017-03-16: PM tem de esperar por resultados do processo dos Duran Duran

PM tem de esperar por resultados do processo dos Duran Duran:

Paul McCartney, Denied Control Over Beatles Hits For Decades, Is Told To Wait : The Record : NPR

Citando:

"First, the fine print. In the U.S., authors are allowed to regain copyrights they had previously assigned to other parties, such as a music publishing company, after 56 years, a feature of stateside copyright law designed to give late-in-life artists and their families a financial silver lining (not that McCartney needs it). McCartney is extremely keen, after the previously mentioned burns he sustained, to regain control of his Beatles work — so much so that he filed termination notices, the legal mechanism for him to regain his copyrights, on The Beatles' "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You," about 10 years ahead of schedule. (They turn 56 years old in October, 2018.)

Despite that due diligence, McCartney is understandably skittish given his track record of failure in this particular area of his business. The pop genius filed suit, in fact, this past January against Sony/ATV — the world's largest music publisher, which controls much of the Lennon/McCartney songbook — based essentially on a conversation, shared in court documents, in late 2016 during a Billy Joel concert between his lawyer and Sony/ATV chairman and CEO Martin Bandier. The talk seemed to indicate that McCartney's reclamations, which should be protected by U.S. law, may not go as smoothly as he'd hoped."

2017-01-19: Sir Paul McCartney goes to US court to reclaim publishing rights of 267 Beatles song from Sony Music | The Independent

PM coloca Sony Music em tribunal (nos EUA para tentar recuperar os direitos de publicação nos EUA de músicas suas dos Beatles):

Sir Paul McCartney goes to US court to reclaim publishing rights of 267 Beatles song from Sony Music | The Independent


Mais fontes:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-sues-sony-over-beatles-music-w461731


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-19/mccartney-won-t-let-it-be-sues-sony-to-get-back-song-rights


Atualizado: 2017-01-20, fontes adicionais.

2013-12-01: Beatles 1963 rarities published temporarily on iTunes

História da publicação no iTunes em diversos países depois da lei do Copyright ter sido alterada (nos EUA):
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25413838


PS. Notas interessantes sobre as leis do copyright (Master tapes, álbuns, demos).

2016-03-20: PM tenta readquirir direitos nos EUA

http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/sir-mccartney-trying-to-reclaim-the-rights-to-his-beatles-songs/
Impressionante a inflação dos valores da compra da ATV por Michael Jackson e quanto a Sony pagou pelos 50% aos herdeiros já este ano.