Friday, July 19, 2013

Marc Bolan heir in legal row over father's songs

Singer Marc Bolan's son is suing a music publisher for more than $2 million, alleging the company didn't renew its contract to use the British glam rocker's hits, including Bang a Gong (Get It On) and Jeepster.

The general terms of copyright in the US is 95 years from publication. For musical works written before 1978, the term is divided into an initial term of 28 years then an extended or renewal term lasting an additional 67 years.

Feld alleges the copyrights to his father's songs expired at the end of 1999, making him the sole owner and administrator of the songs, as the rocker's sole heir.

Bolan, whose real name was Mark Feld, was front man of glam rock group T. Rex, best known for hits like 20th Century Boy and Children of the Revolution.

The music publishing company has so far not made any comment.

Source : http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568414/s/2ee5d6a1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cculture0Cmusic0Cmusic0Enews0C10A1913250CMarc0EBolan0Eheir0Ein0Elegal0Erow0Eover0Efathers0Esongs0Bhtml/story01.htm