Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 30, 2011
Artists now eligible for copyrights
Copyright clawbacks are about to kick in for several recording artists of the 1970s, but the music industry's devastated labels aren't likely to give them up without a fight.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's rock 'n' roll's Cinderella story: a talented singer-songwriter performing to small crowds in dingy dive bars is fatefully discovered. He signs to a major label, moves to Los Angeles to write songs and record albums and becomes a millionaire.
But happily ever after doesn't end there. In 1976, recording artists convinced Congress to give them the right to recapture f...
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