SaysWho? Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal Media Group WWW.NBCNEWS.COM The catalog runs from Dylan's 1962 "Blowin' in the Wind" to "Murder Most Foul," released earlier this year, the music company said Monday. Quote The deal means that more than 600 of Dylan's copyrighted songs written over nearly 60 years — "from 1962's cultural milestone 'Blowin' In The Wind' to this year's epic 'Murder Most Foul,'" the press release said — are now owned by the media giant. "It is no exaggeration to say that his vast body of work has captured the love and admiration of billions of people all around the world," Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, said in the press release announcing the deal. "I have no doubt that decades, even centuries from now, the words and music of Bob Dylan will continue to be sung and played—and cherished—everywhere," Grainge added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Quote "I have no doubt that decades, even centuries from now, the words and music of Bob Dylan will continue to be sung and played—and cherished—everywhere, and we'll be there to collect the fucking royalties while these peasants do so." Grainge added. Fixed for accuracy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Every time I see Dylan now I just think it's some new 'serious' Adam Sandler movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 That's pretty gross. But sometimes if a family owns it it can be just as bad as well. 🤷♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I don't understand people being upset by this. Congrats to him and to his family on getting 'somewhere in the 9 figures' for his work. This literally has no effect on you or your enjoyment of the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, number305 said: I don't understand people being upset by this. Congrats to him and to his family on getting 'somewhere in the 9 figures' for his work. This literally has no effect on you or your enjoyment of the music. Most of his songs that he's famous for were written in the 60s. They shouldn't even still be under copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Jason said: Most of his songs that he's famous for were written in the 60s. They shouldn't even still be under copyright. Yeah. Talk to Mickey Mouse about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, number305 said: Yeah. Talk to Mickey Mouse about that one. Not just Mickey Mouse. Sonny Bono too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbca Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Jason said: Most of his songs that he's famous for were written in the 60s. They shouldn't even still be under copyright. I think people should own their creative works until they die or sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Personally, I think the copyright should expire after maybe 50 years at most, but on death would still be an improvement from what we have now. I don't think it matters to me who owns the rights to Dylan's songs. I don't really know how protective Dylan has been about licencing his music, so I don't have much idea if we're going to hear it pop up much more now or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Something like won’t have any impact on me so whatever, but it’s still lame when a former counter-cultural icon does something as blatantly commercial as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 While I appreciate what Bob Dylan did for music... it's 2020, his music honestly kind of sucks. Come at me. Music is a progressive art form. Everyone builds on who came before. People have done what Bob Dylan did, only better. That doesn't mean he wasn't important, but I honestly think if you have some B-Dilz on your spotify playlist, it's just to make yourself feel sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 9 hours ago, sexy_shapiro said: Something like won’t have any impact on me so whatever, but it’s still lame when a former counter-cultural icon does something as blatantly commercial as this. The times, they are a'changin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, SaysWho? said: The times, they are a'changin' The (not so) free-wheelin’ Bob Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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