Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson

Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Jameshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songshttps://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-timelinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_RecordsPromo 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_Gradehttps://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/https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-and-turned-it-into-a-billion-dollar-music-empire/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rightshttps://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.htmlRunning list of artists who have sold their publishing: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.