Beatles Cyberspace Bargain Inward The Offing

The Telegraph reports that the 2 remaining Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney as well as Ringo Starr, together amongst Yoko Ono as well as Olivia Harrison (widows of John Lennon as well as George Harrison), are negotiating amongst technology scientific discipline companies inwards a milestone bargain for digital music. Industry sources written report that "a considerable sum" was existence asked past times the musicians, who insist on maximum command of their recordings. The expectation is that they volition presently seal an exclusive bargain amongst a leading operator such every 2d Microsoft's MSN, which plans an cyberspace music store. MSN has already previewed a service which enables buyers to browse through huge listing of songs as well as albums to purchase as well as download on to their computers. There may likewise last a Beatles-branded store, where the group's music, videos as well as other multi-media products could last bought.

Along amongst Madonna as well as members of Led Zeppelin, The Beatles convey long resisted the internet, although the band has its ain website, amongst links to those of Starr, Sir Paul as well as the belatedly George Harrison. EMI, which owns The Beatles' master copy recordings, has urged them to grant permission for online access.

hopes that the negotiations attempt out successful as well as that the parties’ respective constabulary firms are accorded a per centum of the bargain that is commensurate amongst the happiness they confer upon the Beatles’ ever-faithful fans.

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