Might be a necessary move since UTA will have a fleet of attorneys watching out for copyright, theft, fraud, defamation (expect this 10x due to incorrect thinking, etc) and hacking.
ALL of that is going to occur regardless of whether he signs with a talent agency or not. It's part of being involved in the music business.
I know.. I was directly involved for 25 years.. now semi-retired I live 15 miles from downtown Nashville.
here's a comment I received from a FR member in a private email regarding this same article and my previous posted comment in the thread:
The music industry is full of stories about artists getting swindled, short changed and cheated by managers, advisors, publicists, promoters, etc. Lots of greedy hands will be after a cut. He’ll be lucky if he avoids bankruptcy down the road.
I too know many stories of people "short-stepping" artists for MONEY. Like I've already stated.. "Time will tell!" with Oliver Anthony as to whether it was a GOOD or BAD decision.