{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633c1060ee21490012381e3f/6ae9ac97d6cfd0e9087cf124?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E157 — All You Need Is Law: The Beatles’ Legal Battles with Jason Carty","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633c1060ee21490012381e3f/1793698480540-a9fe2c0d-db52-4b43-9c1d-5f48c0502f2e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Beatles changed music. Their lawyers had plenty to do afterwards.</p><p><br></p><p>Jason Carty, co-host of the acclaimed Beatles podcast <strong>Nothing Is Real</strong>, joins <strong>Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL</strong> for a special edition of <strong>The Fifth Court, recorded live at Electric Picnic</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>From <strong>Come Together</strong> and Chuck Berry to <strong>My Sweet Lord</strong> and subconscious copying, Jason explores the legal disputes behind some of the most familiar songs ever recorded.</p><p>Along the way:</p><ul><li>How the Come Together dispute led to a settlement, missing recordings and a mail-order John Lennon album.</li><li>Why Paul McCartney’s approach to legal advice gave him greater freedom to create.</li><li>Who gets a songwriting credit — and who gets left out.</li><li>George Harrison, Ringo Starr and a recording that did not go down particularly well.</li><li>Allen Klein’s extraordinary role in the My Sweet Lord litigation.</li><li>How the Rutles’ Beatles parodies acquired Lennon–McCartney songwriting credits.</li><li>Neil Innes, Oasis and a rather satisfying publishing twist.</li><li></li></ul><p><strong>Also on this episode: three cases from Decisis.ie</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The People v JL:</strong> Could an accused put a prepared statement denying an offence before the jury without facing cross-examination?</li><li><strong>Corrigan v Redmond:</strong> Does holding a power of attorney give a non-lawyer the right to represent someone in court?</li><li><strong>O’Leary, a minor, v Airtastic Cork Limited:</strong> CCTV contradicted the account of a trampoline injury, and the claim failed.</li></ul><p><strong>The Decisis.ie case-law section is sponsored by Charltons Solicitors &amp; Collaborative Practitioners, George’s Street, Dún Laoghaire.</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://charltons.ie/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">charltons.ie</a></p><p>Jason’s podcast: <a href=\"https://www.nothingisrealpod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nothingisrealpod.com</a></p><p>Follow The Fifth Court on your podcast app — and share this episode with the Beatles fan who thinks they have heard every story.</p>","author_name":"Peter Leonard BL Mark Tottenham BL"}