Disney Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Announce European Sub-Publishing Deal.Entertainment/Business Editors & Music Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 3, 2002 Luigi-Theo Calabrese, President of Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is a record company and part of The Walt Disney Company. The label was established in 1956 under the name Disneyland Records; its first release was A Child's Garden of Verses. The company changed to its current name in 1989. Worldwide and Disney Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. , today announced a European sub-publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music Publishing. Warner/Chappell Music will represent Disney Music copyrights outside the US. As a sub-publisher, the responsibility of the wholly owned W/C W/C water closet (half bathroom) W/C With Comment W/C Wheel Chair W/C Working Capital W/C Week Commencing W/C Tungsten Carbide (Tungsten = Wolfram) W/C Water-Cement Ratio publishing companies is to register the Disney copyrights with the local performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. society, to administer and collect income that is due Disney as a result of the exploitation of their copyrights. The pact encompasses all European countries with the exception of Italy for all classic and contemporary Disney compositions originating within the Disney production units, including theme parks, animated feature films, live action feature films, animated and live action TV, Walt Disney Records, The Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , and various Disney-related
ventures."We are extremely excited about the new deal between Disney Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell," says Calabrese. "A European presence is crucial to the global development of Disney's myriad songs and talented songwriters. I look forward to working with Warner/Chappell and achieving success in this strategically important market." "We could not have asked for better partners for our European business," adds Susan Borgeson, Senior Vice-President, Disney Music Publishing. "I am thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate with Warner/Chappell in helping maximize Disney's Europe potential." Les Bider, Chairman and Chief Executive of Warner/Chappell Music, said: "Warner/Chappell Music is pleased to know that a publisher as significant as Disney would entrust us with their extensive catalog for the territory of Europe. My long relationship with both Luigi-Theo and Susan will grow even stronger." Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (www.warnerchappell.com), WMG's award-winning music and print music publishing company, has a catalog of more than a million copyrights worldwide. These range from standards like "Happy Birthday," "Rhapsody in Blue
For the Farscape episode of the same name, see . Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines ," "Winter Wonderland," and the songs of Cole Porter Noun 1. Cole Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Cole Albert Porter, Porter and George and Ira Gershwin, to the contemporary music of Madonna, Radiohead, Nickelback, Dido, Sheryl Crow, Staind and others. The company is often a first stop for A&R executives and record, feature film and television producers and others who need to acquire song rights. Disney Music Publishing acquires, administers and markets musical copyrights, including, but not limited to, those copyrights originating from the various Disney production units. The division also publishes sheet music and, through its Seven Summits Music unit, manages a staff of exclusive songwriters who are responsible for original songs in every style from country, rock and pop, to R&B and gospel. Seven Summits Music also represents songwriters who have written the worldwide number one hits recorded by Uncle Kracker Matthew Shafer (born 9 November 1974, Mount Clemens, Michigan) better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American rock, country, and rap-rock musician. , Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a singer/songwriter of Asian and European ancestry. Iglesias's career started on Indie label Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Latin market and Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is a renowned Italian singer. He is both an operatic tenor and a classical crossover singer. To date, he has recorded six complete operas — La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, . For more information, please contact: Maria Kleinman Jerry Sharell Walt Disney Records Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. 3800 W.Alameda Ave. 12th floor 10585 Santa Monica Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (818) 973-3475 Phone: (310) 441-6883 Fax: (818) 973-3478 Fax: (310) 470-3232 E-mail: maria.kleinman@disney.com E-mail: jerry.sharell@weac.com |
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