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Northern Songs: How Lennon-McCartney Lost Control
John Lennon and Paul McCartney began writing songs together as teenagers. Those songs became the foundation of the Beatles and, within a few years, one of the most valuable publishing catalogs in popular music. The shift from songwriting to corporate ownership arrived early, quietly, and with consequences that followed both men for the rest of…
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How George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” changed copyright law
The lawsuit over My Sweet Lord occupies a strange place in music history. The song remains beloved, but to songwriters, the case remains unsettling. In reaching the decision in this case, the court introduced a form of liability that does not depend on intent, memory, or deliberate copying. For songwriters, the ruling altered how similarity…
