NorbertHolly motherfucking hypocrites! You piece of shit US and British media!
Thanks for the LA Times (looks like it is an exception), here is a real article about Glitter's Rock and Roll Part 2 song, which was featured in the Joker recently, and became another bullet for the media to attack the film. People claimed that now Glitter will get some nice money, while rotting in prison.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-10-11/joker-gary-glitter-rock-and-roll-part-2
OK. Here are two key quotes from the article:
1.
"For “Joker,” much of the criticism is centered on assumptions that Glitter was personally profiting from its use in the film, but Glitter sold away all his rights to the recording and publishing of “Rock and Roll Part 2,” co-written by the late Mike Leander, as well as his other songs more than two decades ago, according to Snapper Music, the London-based label that now owns Glitter’s master recordings."
2.
"In the U.S., rights to the songwriting on “Rock and Roll Part 2" belong to Universal Music Publishing Group, which represents Glitter, and BMG, which represents Leander. A representative for Universal’s publishing group stated: “Gary Glitter’s publishing interest in the copyright of his songs is owned by UMPG and other parties, therefore UMPG does not pay him any royalties or other considerations.”"
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If I can read this right, then he gets no money. I simple don't understand that only the LA Times' Steve Appleford did his journalistic job to dig up the rightsholders and make some phone calls? I mean is that so hard to do?
Other media outlets were simple riding the outrage over a minute of a song, that I personally only new because of sports. They are so desperate to bring down that movie, which is hard, since it is already a financial success for the WB, and continues to break records for October.
#Joker #JokerMovie #Songrights #RockAndRollPart2 #GaryGlitter #journalism #LATimes
Thanks for the LA Times (looks like it is an exception), here is a real article about Glitter's Rock and Roll Part 2 song, which was featured in the Joker recently, and became another bullet for the media to attack the film. People claimed that now Glitter will get some nice money, while rotting in prison.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-10-11/joker-gary-glitter-rock-and-roll-part-2
OK. Here are two key quotes from the article:
1.
"For “Joker,” much of the criticism is centered on assumptions that Glitter was personally profiting from its use in the film, but Glitter sold away all his rights to the recording and publishing of “Rock and Roll Part 2,” co-written by the late Mike Leander, as well as his other songs more than two decades ago, according to Snapper Music, the London-based label that now owns Glitter’s master recordings."
2.
"In the U.S., rights to the songwriting on “Rock and Roll Part 2" belong to Universal Music Publishing Group, which represents Glitter, and BMG, which represents Leander. A representative for Universal’s publishing group stated: “Gary Glitter’s publishing interest in the copyright of his songs is owned by UMPG and other parties, therefore UMPG does not pay him any royalties or other considerations.”"
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If I can read this right, then he gets no money. I simple don't understand that only the LA Times' Steve Appleford did his journalistic job to dig up the rightsholders and make some phone calls? I mean is that so hard to do?
Other media outlets were simple riding the outrage over a minute of a song, that I personally only new because of sports. They are so desperate to bring down that movie, which is hard, since it is already a financial success for the WB, and continues to break records for October.
#Joker #JokerMovie #Songrights #RockAndRollPart2 #GaryGlitter #journalism #LATimes