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exboyfil

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1. Sell out

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2020, 10:44 AM

Dec 2020

That 60s sensibility is entirely gone.

So what is he going to do with the $300 million?

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Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal in blockbuster deal [View all] Tanuki Dec 2020 OP

Sell out exboyfil Dec 2020 #1

Nonsense. His work; his choice. MineralMan Dec 2020 #2

He's 79 TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #3

300 million seems low to me, though. Captain Zero Dec 2020 #9

I agree. Its low. Solomon Dec 2020 #23

He was getting about $4 Million per year before TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #39

It is about the licensing. That's where the money is. Commercials and film/TV money TeamPooka Dec 2020 #55

so artists aren't artists unless they starve? onenote Dec 2020 #6

From a business point of view, it's the right move. panader0 Dec 2020 #11

I have a feeling angrychair Dec 2020 #16

Dylan sold out in 1964, why not continue doing so? cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #26

You can't take it with you. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #31

Is it wrong for a painter to sell their paintings? KatyMan Dec 2020 #36

This was said about him back in the 80s treestar Dec 2020 #53

He's not selling out, he's cashing in. TeamPooka Dec 2020 #56

I guess Dylan is officially "The Man". JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #4

I Was Thinking RobinA Dec 2020 #29

"Hooker With a Penis" jayfish Dec 2020 #48

You can prepare to hear a bunch of Dylan songs in commercials in the upcoming years. aidbo Dec 2020 #5

To advertise all sorts of crap empedocles Dec 2020 #7

Lyrics to "Silvio" aidbo Dec 2020 #10

And if he died and his estate inherited those songs onenote Dec 2020 #8

Im actually excited to see what Universal does with his catalog. aidbo Dec 2020 #13

LOL-ain't it the truth. jalan48 Dec 2020 #21

Good point. Jointly inheriting the catalog could set up conflict and even lawsuits among the heirs, Tanuki Dec 2020 #19

"Sold now, sold later. Does it really make a difference?" Solomon Dec 2020 #24

true. but the estate tax is greater than the capital gains tax. onenote Dec 2020 #28

No its not. Depends on the assets and how Solomon Dec 2020 #49

No its not. Depends on the assets and how Solomon Dec 2020 #50

Top Capital gains rate is 20%. Top estate tax rate is 40%. onenote Dec 2020 #51

Do songs gain value over time? treestar Dec 2020 #52

A Huge Difference RobinA Dec 2020 #38

Fans can think whatever they want. onenote Dec 2020 #41

The Obamas Can Make RobinA Dec 2020 #45

We already do. LisaM Dec 2020 #18

I doubt it. I've banned commercials that move or make sound from my daily life. hunter Dec 2020 #22

Pretty decent payday for a catalog of songs all sung on one note. stopbush Dec 2020 #12

Alternatively, a catalog of songs by a Nobel Prize for Literature lyricist Tanuki Dec 2020 #14

Ya can't take it with you! Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #15

Have to agree. All his songs sounds the same and they all sound like he is singing them through his IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #30

Sheriff Matt Dillon? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #32

His kids may not have interest in managing his copy rights. Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #17

The Lennon/McCartney catalog was sold to Universal a decade ago for around $1billion Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #20

Dylan retains the rights to any future songs, according to the linked OP article Tanuki Dec 2020 #25

I doubt there is much interest in the future stuff from a publishing perspective... cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #27

glad he got the deal he wanted bigtree Dec 2020 #33

So He's A Fraud RobinA Dec 2020 #44

lol bigtree Dec 2020 #46

I guess he'll always onethatcares Dec 2020 #34

What is the exact amount of money that is obscene? onenote Dec 2020 #42

I wish I knew, it's almost like onethatcares Dec 2020 #43

It depends how you made it. hunter Dec 2020 #54

Bob is well known for his support for charitable causes bigtree Dec 2020 #47

When Dylan went electric, all the hippies pitched a hippy fit GusBob Dec 2020 #35

actually it was the folkies who pitched a fit, hippies were not quite a thing yet nt msongs Dec 2020 #40

Bob Dylan will be happy to sell his gates, too Brother Buzz Dec 2020 #37