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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 17, 2017

Beatle’s settlement leaves open questions

A few weeks ago, Paul McCartney and music publisher Sony/ATV settled McCartney’s lawsuit asking a New York federal court to rule that his exercise of his termination rights under the U.S. Copyright Act to recapture his U.S. copyrights in the Beatles publishing catalogue was not a breach of his Sony/ATV music publishing agreements.

Kenneth D. Freundlich

Freundlich Law

Litigation, entertainment, business law

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Email: ken@freundlichlaw.com

UCLA Law School

Kenneth is a business, entertainment and IP attorney with Freundlich Law in Encino.

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Michael J. Kaiser

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Freundlich Law

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Email: mkaiser@freundlichlaw.com

Harvard Univ Law School

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Beatle’s settlement leaves open questions
Paul McCartney plays at Desert Trip in Indio, Oct. 8, 2016. (New York Times News Service)

Do you want to know a secret? A few weeks ago, famed Beatle Paul McCartney and music publisher Sony/ATV settled McCartney's lawsuit asking a New York federal court to rule that his exercise of his termination rights under the U.S. Copyright Act to recapture his U.S. copyrights in the Beatles publishing catalogue was not a breach of his Sony/ATV music publishing agreements. As we previously wrote ("McCartney asks US Court for Help!" Jan. 30, 2017), McCartney's lawsuit ...

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