Post by ratscabies on Nov 16, 2018 14:19:31 GMT -4
Roisin54 is basically right. It has to do with those pesky mechanical rights I am always on about. But also the new format craziness.
Best example was Bowie.
When CDs came out RCA (Bowie's label) pressed up a shit ton of Bowie CDs and sold them. They even graciously paid David the same royalty rate he got for records and tapes.
Problem was, Bowie was business savvy, and noted that digital was a new format not covered in his contract with RCA. He sued the label, and won. RCA had to stop selling CDs (don't remember if they had to recall them). It led to a weird time where Rykodisc had Bowie signed for CDs, and RCA for older formats. Very odd, and very lucrative for Mr. Bowie.
Another fun example is WKRP in Cincinnatti. The DVDs that eventually came out were delayed because in the original run, they used real hit songs if the day, but the licensing was insane, so they replaced all the music with style-similar library music.
This is also why the Donny and Marie Show will probably never get released on DVD or Netflix, despite Donny working for years in the studio to clean up and remix every single episode.
Best example was Bowie.
When CDs came out RCA (Bowie's label) pressed up a shit ton of Bowie CDs and sold them. They even graciously paid David the same royalty rate he got for records and tapes.
Problem was, Bowie was business savvy, and noted that digital was a new format not covered in his contract with RCA. He sued the label, and won. RCA had to stop selling CDs (don't remember if they had to recall them). It led to a weird time where Rykodisc had Bowie signed for CDs, and RCA for older formats. Very odd, and very lucrative for Mr. Bowie.
Another fun example is WKRP in Cincinnatti. The DVDs that eventually came out were delayed because in the original run, they used real hit songs if the day, but the licensing was insane, so they replaced all the music with style-similar library music.
This is also why the Donny and Marie Show will probably never get released on DVD or Netflix, despite Donny working for years in the studio to clean up and remix every single episode.
