Beatles Shea Stadium Show Takes Spotlight in Copyright Spat
- Show set up by producer Sid Bernstein was first of its kind
- Company bearing Bernstein’s name seeks rights to master tape
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A half century after Sid Bernstein pitched the idea for the Beatles’ ground-breaking performance at Shea Stadium in 1965, the company bearing the famed music producer’s name needs some help getting the rights to the concert.
Sid Bernstein Presents LLC on Monday sued the entity that holds the rights to the performance’s master tape. That company, London-based Apple Corps Ltd., is owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono and the estate of George Harrison, none of whom are strangers to copyright battles.