- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
Yes it is sad. It is like whomever owns the rights to John Lennon's So This Is Christmas song. Four years ago, they took down a YouTube video of my 11 year old grandson playing the acoustic guitar and singing the song.
http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/downtown-publishing-signs-deal-with-ono/
From the article: Confirming the deal, DMP President Justin Kalifowitz told reporters: “We are both honoured and humbled to represent the iconic songs of John and Yoko. We look forward to creating new opportunities that will expand the reach of their timeless music and message”. Apparently Mr Kalifowitz left out the phrase "as long as you cough up the proper usage fees" at the end of that second sentence.