Beatles Settle Emi Royalties Row

[marshbags]

Beatles settle EMI royalties row:

The Beatles have agreed a deal with music giant EMI to settle the band's battle for £30m in unpaid royalties.

Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison took legal action in 2005, claiming money from album sales.

"I can confirm that we have reached a mutually acceptable settlement and that we are not going to say anything more than that," an EMI spokeswoman said.

The agreement could now pave the way for legal downloads of the band's hits.

The settlement ends 18 months of legal proceedings, which began after two years of negotiations.

When the case began, Neil Aspinall, head of the Beatles' company Apple Corps, said EMI was "ignoring their obligations and duty to account fairly and with transparency".

Mr Aspinall, the man responsible for the Beatles' business affairs, has just left the company after more than 40 years with the band.

The 64-year-old oversaw releases like the Anthology series and has been credited with a number of shrewd financial moves.

Mr Aspinall was behind several other legal cases brought on the band's behalf - including the recently settled dispute with Apple Computers over the Apple name and logo.

Last week, EMI said it was still in discussions with Apple Corps over the use of Beatles songs online.

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/ente...ent/6548035.stm

Published: 2007/04/12 11:00:08 GMT

© BBC MMVII

I have waited a long time for this and now look forward to accessing their music.

This includes all music directly associated with the fab four and also as individual recording artists.

LET IT BE soon pleaseeeeeeeeeee.

marshbags

P.S.

Just to get you in the mood i am posting the words, that will surely get you singing to, along with the memories of mostly happy times, i hope for you all.

Quote-

When I find myself in times of trouble

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

And in my hour of darkness

She is standing right in front of me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be.

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people

Living in the world agree,

There will be an answer, let it be.

For though they may be parted there is

Still a chance that they will see

There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be. Yeah

There will be an answer, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy,

There is still a light that shines on me,

Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be,

There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, oh let it be.

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Unquote.

Go on post your favourites for us, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Brilliant IMHO

Edited April 13, 2007 by marshbags

[Totster]

Moved to the pub !

totster

[Phil Conners]

###### record companies and RIAA again

[marshbags]

Moved to the pub !

totster

Thanks Totster

marshbags

[solo siam]

Why didn't you just convert you Albums to Mp3's? instead of waiting all those years it would have taken all of an hour at most.

[marshbags]

Why didn't you just convert you Albums to Mp3's? instead of waiting all those years it would have taken all of an hour at most.

The albums, E.P,s and singles all went years ago i,m sorry to say.

I,ve got a couple of CD,s that I,ve converted but this opens up a fantastic collection of different works that i for one, couldn,t get my hands on.

Especially ones made individually after they disbanded.

I also expect the quality to be enhanced in the process, and do not begrudge paying or them.

marshbags

Edited April 13, 2007 by marshbags

[Jockstar]

I have most Beatles albums on cd. Though they are now all stored on my PC.

[bkkmadness]

Just downloaded them all anyway, I'm sure McCartney wouldn't mind.

[Ulysses G.]

Just downloaded them all anyway, I'm sure McCartney wouldn't mind.

Lennon and Harrison wouldn't!

[BFD]

For that matter, Lennon himself probably would have been a downloader, what with his quasi-communist approach to life.

"Imagine all the people

Getting stuff for free."

Man, that guy died before I was born, yet I still miss him.

BFD!

EDIT: Er, wait, he died 2 months after I was born. But I swear I had nothing to do with it!

Edited April 18, 2007 by BFD

[marshbags]

Just downloaded them all anyway, I'm sure McCartney wouldn't mind.

Great news already

Where from Bkkmadness pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

This is one of my objectives relating to the O.P.

I thought it may be awhile longer before anything could be downloaded.

marshbags

[Ulysses G.]

For that matter, Lennon himself probably would have been a downloader, what with his quasi-communist approach to life.

Lennon was great when it came to music, but he really wasn't a peacenick at all. Just going along with the fashion of the times!