In which month was the McCartney/Sony dispute settled?
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Filed in January, settled in June, terms confidential.
What does ‘non-waivable’ mean in this context?
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That is precisely why it worked.
Which kind of rights did the McCartney claim concern?
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The 1976 Act governs US copyright.
Roughly what share of gross income does this profile assume is lost to tax at McCartney’s level?
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UK and US top rates combined, before representation costs.
What is the significance of the 1 January 1978 date?
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Works signed away on or before that date qualify.
What did the settlement prevent?
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It had the potential to reshape music publishing.
Whose failed attempt made McCartney’s lawyers cautious?
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A Sony affiliate successfully opposed it.
What does MPL Communications hold besides McCartney’s own work?
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Including work by other writers.
Published net-worth figures for McCartney cluster around what?
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None is traceable to a disclosure.
What is the honest limit on any McCartney figure?
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The most consequential event is behind a confidentiality clause.
Paul McCartney Quiz: Legendary Challenge
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