I don't know, I'm still not convinced of the massive buyouts being worth the price. If you look at a list of all the dozens and dozens of artists that have already sold their catelog, some even 10-15+ years ago, one would have expected a flood of it's use in everything from tv, film, advertising, etc. I just haven't seen/heard it. Seems it's just a handful of entities buying all these catalogs, and at those prices, I honestly can't see any of it breaking into a profit in the next 100 years! Not unless they land 2-3 Super Bowl commercials a year! These artists are getting a bigger lump sum payday than their catelog has ever earned to date, and the business of selling music is at it's lowest in 60 years! Add to that, recently updated UK/EU copyright laws which make their music public domain as each recording reaches 50 years old (which is ridiculously unfair!!)
If I were a recording artist from the 60's/70's.....you couldn't get me to sell fast enough. They'll never see even 10% of that kind of money from their catelog in the remainder of their lifetime. Might as well enjoy it, and divideit among family and see them enjoy it while you are still alive!
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