>"Why even bother extending the copyright? If they haven't released it in the past 50 years, are they going to release it in the next 20?" Yes I think for exac

>"Why even bother extending the copyright? If they haven't released it in the past 50 years, are they going to release it in the next 20?" Yes I think for exactly that reason. The "they" being ABCKO. The ABCKO mentioned in the article stands for Allen and Betty Klein. ABCKO owns all the publishing to the Stones catalog before 1971. Allen Klein has been a thorn in Rolling Stones side since he fleeced them in the 60s. There's some details on their lawsuit against him 50 years ago here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-rolling-stones-sue-allen-klein-245976/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-rolling-st... And the settlement(which incidentally concerned unreleased tracks) a few year later here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stones-settle-with-allen-klein-four-more-albums-242329/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stones-settle-...