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  • Beatles Bootlegs: early limits of copyright enforcement

    The Beatles encountered unauthorized recordings long before the music industry had tools to respond effectively. Live performances, studio outtakes, and broadcast recordings circulated outside official channels with increasing frequency during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These recordings challenged existing copyright law and revealed how poorly equipped courts and rights holders were to address informal…

  • Why the “Let It Be” film stayed locked away for years

    The Let It Be documentary follows the Beatles during their final stretch as a working band. The film captures rehearsals, arguments, silences, and moments of that feel downright uncomfortable to watch. After its release in 1970, the film slipped out of circulation for decades. Legal red tape kept it there. For many Beatles fans, the…