Monday, December 07, 2020
Bob Dylan has sold his catalogue. He's been pretty clever about monetizing his work, with the limited edition copyright releases (I'd like to have the George Harrison sessions myself) and the Bootleg Series, which generally come out in between new works. The Bootleg stuff is how I came back to him, and I suspect they keep interest up.
Not only has his work stood the test of time, but most of his songs were written by Dylan alone and have been frequently covered by other artists — with each use generating royalties. According to Universal, Dylan’s songs have been recorded more than 6,000 times.
Cagy ol' Bob retains the mechanical rights, so if you want to use "Blowin' In The Wind" to establish that your movie takes place in the '60's he's still going to get paid.
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