You can bet that the remaining members have likely heard this recording, not just the label reps. Even if the label felt it was a great idea, they'd still mostly have to go back to Lennon's estate (ie: Yoko) and Mr. Contrary to what this discussion is heading into, the label would be bound by whatever Paul McCartney would prefer rather than whatever the label would prefer, and this is likely due to the unbelievably unique position The Beatles hold in the annals of pop music.

So the label / publishing companies always enforce this. They as songwriters have always been pretty firm about it: not allowed. To further clarify: we're mostly talking 'Lennon and McCartney' Beatles. The bottom line is this: there are a few artists who it is just 'known' that you are never going to ever in a billion years be allowed to sample, for any reason whatsoever: I worked at a record label for the better part of the 90's and our licensing department had a hell of a time dealing with sample clearances. If anything, Danger Mouse is getting his name out, and it'll likely lead to future work for him.

big money in front of a major record company that is just out of its reach. (And who's to say DM didn't reach out to EMI before and they refused to contribute their part at any price?) This could set up the ultimate irony. If Danger Mouse is not willing to license his share of the project at any price, then this is dead on arrival. But, guess what, that's going to take Danger Mouse's approval in order to do that. EMI's going to have to go after a few hundred people to grab that money.Ĭlearly, the path that leads to the most money for EMI would be a deal that leads to the legal release of the record. They're not going to be able to get much money as damages in court from that.Īny further sales or downloads are not Danger Mouse's problem. The interesting thing here is that he pressed 3000 copies for his friends and family as gifts, he likely still has a supply leftover at this point, and he never sold it.

Black beatles cover no copyright