What game from a long ago? Back during The Beatles' day and age, you didn't need to have too much promotion from corporate sponsor. Talent, charisma and a spot on Ed Sullivan's show every Sunday at 8:00 was pretty much it. Also, during that time, artists didn't have a great deal of control over their material anyway, so when artists appeared on cartoon series, they had no choice. Paul and even moreso John were against it. The Beatles would've gotten along fine without heaps of promotion.
I'm not saying they needed heaps of promotion, and don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say they didn't earn their recognition. I'm just saying that it costs money to make money. And if record labels had rejected them we never would have heard of them.
And I just really don't think they have much of a reason to be mad, or that anybody else has a reason to be mad. If their songs were being used to promote a politician, guns, or hatred, than they would have a perfectly good reason for being furious. And if that happens they should speak out.
In the instance of what MJ did, if they speak out, their material wont be worth as much, because it doesn't promote the product well, when the song writer speaks out against it. Paul had the right to do that if he wants, but it can make him look bad if he turns around and puts the music in a commerical anyways.
The only difference between what MJ did and what Paul did, is who made the money off of it. Given the circumstances it seems as if the only reason Paul was mad is that MJ got the money instead of him. I know he said a while back, that he hates the fact that he has to write a check to MJ, every time he performs those songs in concert.
but within a year or two Paul will own the rights. that's part of the deal. The rights revert back to Paul very soon. And he will have the right to do whatever he wants with them.
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