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The George Harrison estate issued a complaint against the song Here Comes the Sun being used at the Republican National convention last night. The complaint was issued in the form of a tweet.

George Harrison died in 2001. I assume "George Harrison's estate" is his second wife, Olivia Arias Harrison and their son, Dhani Harrison.

Olivia Arias Harrison was born in Mexico City in 1948, and moved with her family to the Los Angeles area in the 1950s. She met George Harrison when she was working at A&M Records in the 1970s.

In spite of what the article says, my own ears tell me it was not the Beatles' version of Here Comes the Sun that played last night, but instead a version by the cover band.

I did a very brief online check, and found that another company is involved in the publishing rights to George Harrison's music.

http://variety.com/2016/music/news/george-harrison-estate-partners-with-bicycle-music-company-1201680368/

I don't know they have a legal issue. I hope some freepers with knowledge and experience in this matter will speak up.

1 posted on 07/22/2016 1:05:49 PM PDT by jeannineinsd
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too bad. We live to offend. Seriously it has gotten to the point where I love offending......it has become rather easy to do.....breathing soon will be offensive to the liberals.


2 posted on 07/22/2016 1:06:56 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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Then be offended. Who cares.


3 posted on 07/22/2016 1:07:12 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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If Harrison’s Estate sold the rights, and Trump bought their use, fair and square, his estate is just spewing their own biases and are hypocrites


4 posted on 07/22/2016 1:07:53 PM PDT by PGR88
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Saw this coming the minute it played. Someone needs to inform these dumbass artists and their heirs that unless someone is using your art illegally, tough patootie.


5 posted on 07/22/2016 1:07:54 PM PDT by scottinoc
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Brits are generally offensive, since 1776...


6 posted on 07/22/2016 1:08:29 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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Just a bunch of whinging. STFU.


9 posted on 07/22/2016 1:09:14 PM PDT by Travis T. OJustice
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It’s “fair use” at conventions. She can go back to Mexico and pout.


10 posted on 07/22/2016 1:09:14 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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they do this so they can keep their lib cred


11 posted on 07/22/2016 1:10:06 PM PDT by GotMojo
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Great, now even dead people are hating on him.


12 posted on 07/22/2016 1:10:29 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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Yes we must go on a major offensive of offending!


13 posted on 07/22/2016 1:11:22 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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george harrison was my second favorite beatle and he probably wouldn’t have minded trumps usage.


14 posted on 07/22/2016 1:11:31 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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My understanding is the Beatles lost ownership of their music many years ago.


15 posted on 07/22/2016 1:11:51 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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(Ripley) “They can bill me”


18 posted on 07/22/2016 1:12:28 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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What’s awesome is Trump doesn’t care.

The typical republican politician would have cowered back in horror, apologized, and swore to never do it again. Trump has already said he will use whatever music he wants.


19 posted on 07/22/2016 1:13:18 PM PDT by hillarys cankles
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Mick Jagger is dancing on his grave!


22 posted on 07/22/2016 1:14:50 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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Shut up and sing.


23 posted on 07/22/2016 1:14:57 PM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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Public domain!!!!


24 posted on 07/22/2016 1:15:08 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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I don't know they have a legal issue. I hope some freepers with knowledge and experience in this matter will speak up.

Nothing there legally. This is just a group of lefties speaking out for one purpose, so their lefty friends know they didn't "sell out". Now they can go back and crawl into their safe space.

25 posted on 07/22/2016 1:15:09 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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Pffft!


29 posted on 07/22/2016 1:16:12 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~GOPe=Vichy Republican swine/Lock Her Up!!!)
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Would they prefer “Here Comes the Darkness”? Good chance. Well, they’ve got that now too, of course, but in a few decades, they’ll get it big time.


33 posted on 07/22/2016 1:17:43 PM PDT by Jim W N
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