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Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog

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  1. Melody Bot

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    The New York Times:

    On Monday, the Universal Music Publishing Group announced that it had signed a landmark deal to purchase Dylan’s entire songwriting catalog — including world-changing classics like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and “Like a Rolling Stone” — in what may be the biggest acquisition ever of the music publishing rights of a single act.

    The deal, which covers Dylan’s entire career, from his earliest songs to the tunes on his latest album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,”was struck directly with Dylan, 79, who has long controlled the majority of his own songwriting copyrights.

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  2. benschuyler

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    Cleaning up later in life. Can't blame him.
     
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  3. stars143

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    My guess is it's part of estate planning, and he's seen how poorly some music estates have been handled by families. Easier to split up $$$$$$$$$ than a catalog like that.
     
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  4. DandonTRJ

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    Plus his heirs can likely recapture the catalog down the line anyway thanks to termination rights.
     
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  5. justin.

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    Hopefully he isn't beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and wanted to give his songs a new home before the train arrives.
     
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