The Hollywood Reporter announces that Paul McCartney is suing Sony to get his copyright ownership share back to a bunch of Beatles song. These are the rights that Michael Jackson scooped up out from under McCartney, including the rights to Yesterday, Hey Jude, and Let it Be. Jackson's estate sold his remaining rights to the songs to Sony. Part of the lawsuit reads as follows: "For years following service of the first Termination Notices, Defendants gave no indication to Paul McCartney that they contested the efficacy of Paul McCartney’s Termination Notices. Defendants’ affiliates did, however, oppose at least one other artist’s terminations of transfers under the terms of the 1976 Copyright Act."
Sony released the following statement:
"Sony/ATV has the highest respect for Sir Paul McCartney with whom we have enjoyed a long and mutually rewarding relationship with respect to the treasured Lennon & McCartney song catalog. We have collaborated closely with both Sir Paul and the late John Lennon’s Estate for decades to protect, preserve and promote the catalog’s long-term value. We are disappointed that they have filed this lawsuit which we believe is both unnecessary and premature.”
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