Hellzero Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Is a mods, former mods and mods to be thread ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 07/12/2020 at 18:26, whynot said: Absolutely Hello Alan! Long time no see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: ... and being American I wouldn't be remotely surprised if he uses a lot of it for philanthropy, and he probably thinks he'd rather crystallise the asset now so he can have more of a role in deciding how it gets used. There is a great deal of discussion these days in rarefied creative circles about how best to preserve an artistic legacy. That can involve astonishingly complex questions of intellectual property, considerable wealth in various forms, long-term revenue, the integrity of a body of work, locations of archives, and philanthropic choices that can be set out during the lifetime of the artist. There have been too many episodes of heirs and trustees arguing over estates, and particularly over assumptions regarding the wishes of the deceased. Dylan's decision settles a lot of questions and frees up a great deal of wealth than can be used effectively. For example, the amount involved could establish a slew of programmes geared towards emerging musicians, or performance venues. Perhaps Dylan has something like that in mind, perhaps not -- but it would certainly be easier to devise such programmes using the proceeds of selling intellectual property than it would be to rely on royalties for funding. I know that Dad and others are philosophically opposed to extreme accumulation of surplus wealth. Fair enough, but that wealth exists and does not simply disappear unless it is truly based on a bubble. It matters a great deal, therefore, what arrangements wealthy individuals make. Perhaps it would be reasonable to wait until we see what arrangement Dylan makes before passing judgment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 08/12/2020 at 02:53, ped said: Might be being a bit thick here but what would someone do with the rights - re-release stuff and do remixes/remasters etc? almost from now on, expect a LOT of Dylan music in TV ads, in movies, on tv shows, in elevators,in toilets...... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) I have faith in Bob doing good stuff with some of the money. As an aside, the sale also includes all the songs on The Band's Music From Big Pink, so expect to hear The Weight all over the shop, too. Edited December 11, 2020 by wateroftyne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: I have faith in Bob doing good stuff with some of the money. Me too. But based on his career so far it’ll probably be unexpected, unpredictable and will divide opinion. Gawd bless ‘im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 one persons 'doesn't seem right somehow..." is another persons £300million. I know which choice I'd make 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 it's all relative anyway. Bob's payout is only 0.2% of what Jeff Bezos is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I would sell my back catalogue right now if I had one even if they used the music to sell sheep dip, I need a new set of strings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 And so it continues... Today it's been announced that Hipgnosis have bought all - or a significant part of - the publishing to both Neil Young ($150m) and Lindsey Buckingham's back-catalogues. It's a free economy of course, but along with recent purchases from Bob Dylan, Jimmy Iovine, Stevie Nicks... I wonder where it will end...? I find it slightly depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 These are investments, so a return is going to be wanted. Licensing would seem to be the big earner (there are no royalties for radio play in USA), but there is a limited number of studios who can afford to pay the big money. So will every advert soon have a recognisable song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 As I asked in the other thread, which song revenue streams have actually been bought, and were they owned by the artist involved in the first place? Does anyone actually know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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