{"id":85757,"date":"2017-01-18T19:52:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T00:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=85757"},"modified":"2017-01-18T19:57:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T00:57:57","slug":"85757","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/01\/18\/85757\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney files lawsuit against Sony\/ATV over copyright"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paul McCartney (Pictured) says he wants his music to get back to where it once belonged. (Photo: Paul McCartney\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2013Paul McCartney says he wants his music to get back to where it once belonged.<\/p>\n

McCartney filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday against Sony\/ATV over copyright ownership of the many hit songs he wrote with John Lennon as part of The Beatles.<\/p>\n

The copyrights were famously bought by Michael Jackson in 1985 and then fully sold over to Sony\/ATV following his death. McCartney has long wanted the copyrights, and the filing says he has sent notice to Sony\/ATV saying that he will claim them back under a provision of U.S. copyright law that makes that possible after a certain time.<\/p>\n

The first song eligible to be claimed back is \u201cLove Me Do,\u201d in October 2018. The rest of the catalogue would follow in years after, ending in 2026.<\/p>\n

McCartney wants a ruling to say his claiming them doesn’t represent a legal breach of any contract or publishing agreement that Sony\/ATV could use against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefendants have attempted to reserve their rights to challenge Paul McCartney’s exercise of his termination rights on contractual ground,\u201d the filing says.<\/p>\n

It adds, \u201cA judicial declaration is necessary and appropriate at this time so that Paul McCartney can rely on quiet, unclouded title to his rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sony\/ATV said it had \u201cthe highest respect\u201d for McCartney.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have collaborated closely with both Sir Paul and the late John Lennon’s Estate for decades to protect, preserve and promote the catalogue’s long-term value,\u201d the company said, adding that it was \u201cdisappointed\u201d over the filing of the lawsuit which it said is \u201cboth unnecessary and premature.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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