What do you do when the likes of Hipgnosis and Round Hill have made buying up music rights a popular past-time among those super-rich city types and you’re meant to be a pro at that sort of thing?
I know, get $300 million out of the cash box and buy up the entire songs catalogue of a songwriter so good he won a Nobel prize for his lyrics.
So, yes, Universal Music has bought up the entire songs catalogue of Bob Dylan.“This landmark agreement encompasses more than 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, from 1962’s cultural milestone ‘Blowin In The Wind’ to this year’s epic ‘Murder Most Foul'”, said the Universal Music Publishing Group yesterday.
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