Glitter released from prison in a few weeks.


He served 8 out of 16 years.

I expect his age and health were a factor in releasing him.
Half in prison, Half on licence. Isn't that the normal way it works for everyone?
They have to let people out early, as there's not enough space in prison.

This is why I get annoyed at calls for minor crimes to carry jail-time. Like those people who threw beans as a painting.
 
Wrong'uns watching a fellow wrong'un splatter in a bloody explosion onto concrete, because we are the moral majority...are we f**k!
I find these kind of posts incredibly strange and unsettling on topics like these, whereby posters go to lengths of describing what they’d like to do or see happen to the perpetrators of diabolical crimes.

I get that it’s emotional and their crimes are horrific but it loses me when people are suggesting torture or saying they’d like to see them jump from a bridge. It trivialises the crime imo.
 
It's irrelevant. He'll still earn a part of the performance royalties.
Snapper Music, an independent music company based in London, said it had owned the master rights since February 1997 but said Glitter was not entitled to any royalties or moneys from the catalogue. Granted which radio station would play his music now.
 
Everyone should leave Glitter alone, he just wants to settle down and ... Ah, never mind, last time I cracked this joke I got banned!
 
Snapper Music, an independent music company based in London, said it had owned the master rights since February 1997 but said Glitter was not entitled to any royalties or moneys from the catalogue. Granted which radio station would play his music now.
Master rights aren't performance rights though.

The song is a co-write with Mike Leander whose share is controlled by BMG. Glitter’s share, however, is controlled by Universal Music Publishing. “Gary Glitter’s publishing interest in the copyright of his songs is owned by UMPG and other parties, therefore UMPG does not pay him any royalties or other considerations,” a spokesperson told The LA Times. While UMPG is adamant it does not pay royalties to Glitter, it is unclear if the “other parties” mentioned here do.

There is also the matter of performance royalties that, depending on the market, could be payable to Glitter for his musical and vocal contribution to the master recording, assuming he has not sold them off. So while it can be assumed that Glitter, due to a variety of licensing and ownership issues, is not going to get the “hundreds of thousands” The Sun claimed, it is still not definite that he will get nothing.


It's not as straightforward as many would think.
 
Master rights aren't performance rights though.

The song is a co-write with Mike Leander whose share is controlled by BMG. Glitter’s share, however, is controlled by Universal Music Publishing. “Gary Glitter’s publishing interest in the copyright of his songs is owned by UMPG and other parties, therefore UMPG does not pay him any royalties or other considerations,” a spokesperson told The LA Times. While UMPG is adamant it does not pay royalties to Glitter, it is unclear if the “other parties” mentioned here do.

There is also the matter of performance royalties that, depending on the market, could be payable to Glitter for his musical and vocal contribution to the master recording, assuming he has not sold them off. So while it can be assumed that Glitter, due to a variety of licensing and ownership issues, is not going to get the “hundreds of thousands” The Sun claimed, it is still not definite that he will get nothing.


It's not as straightforward as many would think.
Thanks for the full explanation. Lets hope the scroat never gets his music played again.
 

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