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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 6291941" data-attributes="member: 27160">Yes, I assumed that the increasing leverage of power of celebrity artists over the record companies had helped, but I still come back to the question &quot;is this a normal or default situation with IP assets?&quot;Had you been sat, in late 1970, with a significant collection of popular music IP even with no legal questions and entanglements, would holding onto that IP with no income from it have been a sensible decision to take. Sure, with the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the increased proportion of recorded music and related merchandising income going to the artist it might have been later considered an inspired idea. But was that clear at the time? If someone is in a similar position today, can they confidently bet on a similar development increasing the value of their portfolio in, say, 20 years' time?One swallow does not make a summer. Especially if, when examined closely, the swallow just might be a house martin in any case...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 6291941, member: 27160"] Yes, I assumed that the increasing leverage of power of celebrity artists over the record companies had helped, but I still come back to the question "is this a normal or default situation with IP assets?" Had you been sat, in late 1970, with a significant collection of popular music IP even with no legal questions and entanglements, would holding onto that IP with no income from it have been a sensible decision to take. Sure, with the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the increased proportion of recorded music and related merchandising income going to the artist it might have been later considered an inspired idea. But was that clear at the time? If someone is in a similar position today, can they confidently bet on a similar development increasing the value of their portfolio in, say, 20 years' time? One swallow does not make a summer. Especially if, when examined closely, the swallow just might be a house martin in any case... [/QUOTE]

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