One for you, two for me
Posted by Philip Bryer on 5 September 2008 - 3:11pm.
If, when it's available, I decide to slip 79p to iTunes for Hey Bulldog, how is the money split up?
How much do iTunes get?
Macca? Ringo?
Lennon's offspring?
Does the Epstein family get anything?
Does Michael Jackson? Or did he have to sell up?
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It all goes
to Allen Klein...the bastard
The divorce case...
...revealed that Paul McCartney was 'worth' around £400 million.
It's not nearly enough reward, is it?
It would be at least a 4-way split...
...I should imagine, between Sony/Northern Songs (publishing), Apple/EMI (recording), The Beatles themselves (performance royalties) and iTunes - not sure about the percentages, though.
Reckon Macca’s “experimented with” more than 79p’s worth
of wacky baccy. Even at 1968 prices.
Nice to note that the Fabs drank tea out of proper cups and saucers though.
Nice job...
...thank you, and a lovely pair of shoes too.
Probably
my all time fav Fab song. Excellent!
Not as much as you think
A few years ago the artist's performance revenue from a 79p download was reckoned to be 4.5p so you'd have to sell a lot to retire. Obviously they would get more if they happened to be the composer as well. That's why the record companies are trying to get Apple to introduce variable pricing, whereby you pay more for something that is particularly hot. But Apple, who claim that they don't actually make all that much from the iTunes store (and compared to selling iPods it's probably a low sum game), aren't keen.