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Thread started 05/02/16 9:43am

simon1969

A Question

So with Prince no longer with us I was wondering about the contract he signed with Warners to regain the ownership of his masters. I assume the contract would be, we will return the masters to you and you will give us X in return.

As no remastered or superdeluxe/expanded versions have yet to be released, and I am specifically talking about Purple Rain initially, will Warners be able to claim the ownership of his catalogue back as the contract wasn't fulfilled ?

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Reply #1 posted 05/02/16 9:48am

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We don't know what any contract says, so it is not possible to determine what claim - if any - a third party, such as Warner Bros. has on any assets.

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Reply #2 posted 05/02/16 9:52am

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Take a look at the recently-uploaded interview with Larry King, on CNN's official YouTube channel...

When The Greatest Romance Ever Sold video plays, the legend "Warner Bros. Records" appears on-screen.

The single and RU2TJF album were originally distributed by Arista.
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