Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice2.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!ccice2!pwk From: pwk@ccice2.UUCP (THE PALE AVENGER) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.music Subject: Re: Background music pollution Message-ID: <684@ccice2.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 18:05:52 EST Article-I.D.: ccice2.684 Posted: Mon Nov 4 18:05:52 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 04:06:53 EST References: <1227@ihuxe.UUCP> <771@rduxb.UUCP> <1552@hammer.UUCP> <500@scirtp.UUCP> <5287@amdcad.UUCP> <682@ccice2.UUCP> Reply-To: pwk@ccice2.UUCP (THE PALE AVENGER) Organization: POOR but I'm trying to improve :-) Lines: 17 Xref: linus net.flame:11715 net.music:8904 In article <682@ccice2.UUCP> pwk@ccice2.UUCP (Paul W. Karber) writes: >Technical correction; When Muzak adapts a tune whoever owns the RIGHTS >to that tune receives a royalty. Thus whenever Muzak plays a tune >adapted from the Beatles, Michael Jackson makes money. Paul McCartney >on the other hand owns the rights to all songs from West Side Story. >Of course I could be wrong. And I was too! Well only partially. After I posted this I went home and checked my sources. Michael Jackson only purchased the rights to Beatle songs published between 63 and 67. In 67 the Beatles formed Apple records and started keeping the rights to their songs. -- Of course I could be wrong. siesmo!rochester!ccice5!ccice2!pwk (Paul W. Karber)