Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit against Sony/ATV; hoping to regain his copyright ownership share to songs created as a member of The Beatles.
McCartney and his team are citing the United States Copyright act that allows authors and co-authors to reclaim the copyrights in their works after a set period of time, provided that they serve termination notices on the current rights holder.
According to McCartney’s complaint, he transferred rights to songs co-authored by him and John Lennon between 1962 and 1971 to various music publishers.
In a statement Sony/ATV says they have the highest respect for Sir Paul McCartney but are disappointed that they have filed the lawsuit which they believe is both unnecessary and premature.
Sony/ATV currently holds copyrights to McCartney/Lennon works composed between September 1962 and June 1971 and McCartney sent notices to the music publisher in 2008 stating his desire to reclaim the copyrights to numerous songs.
good luck McCartney
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