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Beatles and iTunes At Last?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wearing-the-face-that-she-keeps-in-a-jar-by-the-door dept.

rjshirts writes "Ars Technica is reporting that the Beatles and Apple have signed a reported $400 million dollar deal to bring the entire Beatles Catalog to iTunes. From the article: 'As of today there is no time frame as to when the catalog will appear online, but it seems to just be a matter of time. McCartney himself even said in November that the catalog would be making its way onto the the store some time in 2008. While we have heard this sort of thing time and time again, this might just be the real deal. Prepare yourself — Beatlemania is coming to iTunes.'"

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  1. 400 Million? by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Uuuuuuuh 400 Million for a body of works that's set begin expiring in 2013?

    I guess $400 Million US Pesos is a only a few hundred pounds.

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  2. Re:Hmmm by c_forq · · Score: 3, Informative

    If it is part of iTunes Plus than it is a completely unrestricted, higher quality, MP3 format.

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  3. Re:The best things in life are free ... by GiMP · · Score: 3, Informative

    Zepplin is on iTunes, as of last year.

  4. Re:$400 million sounds ridiculous by meringuoid · · Score: 3, Informative
    So I find myself wondering if the beatles have grossed $400 million in total for their music since it was written. I'm sure it's possible but would like to know for sure. Anyone?

    Oh God yes. $400 million is about £200 million, is £50 million per Beatle. McCartney's offered £25 million just to buy off Heather Mills in this divorce thing.

    The Beatles were, are, and will remain for the foreseeable future, huge.

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  5. Re:$400 million sounds ridiculous by FinestLittleSpace · · Score: 3, Informative

    Considering that McCartney is worth £900M (~$1600M) himself I have very little doubt that they've grossed that much. I am still endlessly amazed just how much they have grossed in the end.

  6. Re:Guess I have to buy the White Album again by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Informative

    What were the remasters you got sourced from? To the best of my knowledge, no officially remastered versions have ever been made available anywhere yet. There are some "remastered" versions that are high-quality digital encodes of the original vinyl, but there isn't anything that's actually been re-encoded from that master tapes.

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  7. Michael Jackson & Sony Deny It by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Informative
    From CNet:

    Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the joint venture owned by Sony and singer Michael Jackson, has thrown cold water over reports coming out of London that the Beatles catalog would soon be available on iTunes. A spokeswoman for Sony/ATV Music Publishing told CNET News.com that the reports are "untrue."

    Sony/ATV is a pretty good source. While EMI Group owns the recording rights to the Beatles catalog, Sony and Jackson own the rights to the vast majority of the catalog's publishing rights. Had a deal been cut, Sony/ATV would "absolutely be informed," the Sony/ATV spokeswoman said. So, somebody's probably not telling the truth here. We're probably being toyed with. In the Name of all that is Noodley and Good, I hate greed.
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  8. Re:Bad joke. by toadlife · · Score: 3, Informative

    Stipe says that comment about the Beatles was taken out of context.[mp3 file]

    Link to RS story...
    http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/03/12/exclusive-audio-rem-talks-you-listen.

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