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Unreleased 1963 Beatles Tracks On Sale To Preserve Copyright

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.

Taco Cowboy writes "Back in 1963, the Beatles did some performances for the BBC and other places. The songs were recorded, but never officially released. Now, 50 years later, Apple has packaged all 59 tracks together and put them up for sale on iTunes for $40. The reason? Copyright. The copyright for unreleased works expires 50 years after the works are recorded. By releasing the 59 tracks on iTunes before the end of December, the songs will be protected under copyright law for 20 more years."

3 of 230 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Never again by wed128 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, there are the Ringo Starr solo albums...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_discography

  2. Re:All the more reason by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    He puts his hear to the ground and listens for the distant stampede of electrons running through Cat5. For more interactive browsing, he fires up a faulty power supply to make smoke signals.

  3. This is important by punker · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a good thing they did this. Otherwise, the Beatles would have no incentive to produce new songs.