Jane and Chris talk to leading Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn at his archive about the Beatles introduction to copyright and the ways in which they changed the music industry in the 1960s.

Mark (https://www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In, the first volume in the three part definitive history of the band.

Mark generously gave us the benefit of his time and expertise and guided us through some of the copyright infringement cases associated with the Beatles' music as well as their approach to parody requests.

This is part 1 of two podcasts. Part 2 features a tour of Mark's archive and more on his research process and his relationship with libraries and archives.

Copyright Waffle Episode 20 With Mark Lewisohn Part 1

Part two of a fascinating conversation where Jane and Chris (copyrightliteracy.org) talk to Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn about the link between the Beatles and copyright and his relationship with research and archives.

Mark (www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In, the first volume in the three part definitive history of the band. We are honoured to be given a tour of his archive which uncovers a wealth of fascinating historical source material. We finish with a discussion about Paul McCartney's efforts to regain control of his back catalogue.

This is part 2 of two podcasts. Part 1 (https://soundcloud.com/user-243274189/copyright-waffle-episode-20-with-mark-lewisohn-part-1) includes a discussion about when the Beatles first encountered copyright, their publishing arrangements and copyright infringement cases associated with their music.

Copyright Waffle Episode 20 With Mark Lewisohn Part 2

On August 16th 1960 The Beatles travel through The Netherlands on their way to Hamburg. In the village of Oosterbeek they have their photograph taken at a war memorial with the prophetic inscription 'Their Name Liveth For Evermore'. Anne and Wibo reconstruct this Dutch trip together with Mark Lewisohn and Piet Schreuders.

Also watch the presentation 'The Dutch Travels of The Beatles 1960/61/62' by Mark and Piet from our 10th anniversary event in March 2023: https://youtu.be/y3AMkjrl7fk

203.  A road trip with Mark Lewisohn

Revival with Jade 93.7fm Three D Radio. 10 April 2021 episode featured an interview with James Dodd, visual artist for Cold Chisel Lane.

A city with music as its heartbeat, Adelaide is Australia's first and only UNESCO City of Music.

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Interview with James Dodd, visual artist, Cold Chisel Lane

The day an amazing bunch of women came together to sing with the awesome Clare Bowditch

Sing Song Showtime Concert Recording

Mark Lewisohn interviewed on 31/3/2019 by Gijs Groenteman in the famous Amsterdam Hilton, where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their bed-in 50 years earlier.

Mark Lewisohn Interview 31 - 03 - 2019

We've dug into our archives and pleased to post our first interview with Mark Lewisohn. Recorded on 16 October 2014 in Australia & London and aired over four parts from 24 Nov to 15 Dec 2014, this is the full interview published as a single podcast for the very first time anywhere. 

Let It Be Beatles panel members heard during this interview are: Graeme Dickenson, Simon Smith & Gary Lally
Interview recording and podcast produced by: Gavin Myers

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