Paul McCartney

From the Guardian via Ars, Paul McCartney's view on selling the Beatles' music online: "I met [EMI's chief executive] on a plane once," said McCartney. I said: 'What is the problem? I want to do it, we all want to do it.' And he explained...

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...downloads of Beatles songs. Beatles tracks have never been released for digital download as MP3 files, in spite of remarks by Sir Paul McCartney that he wanted to make them available on Apple's iTunes. EMI and Apple Corps, the Beatles'...

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Looking at what The Beatles' camp has said on the iTunes issue, however, shows that they're probably no closer to an agreement than last year, when Paul McCartney reportedly signed a $400 million deal to make the songs available. A big...

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...that the way was finally clear for the catalog to make it online. McCartney said the dispute holding back online sales of Beatles music now lay between the band and EMI. He said EMI wanted "something we're not prepared to give 'em."

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...executive.) "I met Guy Hands on a plane once," said McCartney. "His crew bought EMI. I refer to them as Terracotta but I believe it's Terra Firma. I said: 'What is the problem? I want to do it, we all want to do it.' And he explained that...

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...is not licensed for Internet downloads. Last year, Sir Paul McCartney announced he would like to see the band's songs available on Apple's iTunes store, but admitted negotiations had "stalled". Executives at EMI, the company that owns...

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