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Ed Sheeran is not the Beetles. That he's making this footage out of fear of litigation should bother you

HWR_14 5y ago
> That he's making this footage out of fear of litigation should bother you I don't see how it protects him at all from litigation. But why would that bother me. Scientists use dated journals with unremovable pages to achieve a similar effect. Why would it bother me that he wants to document his process as legal protection? > Ed Sheeran is not the Beetles. I don't know what you mean by "not the Beetles"? The latest documentaries were about Queen, Elton John, and I think the Ramones. There hasn't been a Beetles movie since when?
- eatonphil 5y ago
  Peter Jackson just released a new Beatles documentary last year in Disney Plus. That's a major director covering a major band on a major streaming platform. It was big news. https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/the-beatles-get-back-review-peter-jackson-disney-plus-documentary-1234681499/ https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/the-beatles-get-back-revie...
- mellosouls 5y ago
  There hasn't been a Beetles movie since when? Peter Jackson documentary last year! https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back Yesterday movie 2 years ago https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film) https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film) We can't get rid of them - they're so infused in the culture you haven't even noticed!
skybrian 5y ago
Making videos is a lot easier than it used to be so it doesn't seem like an unreasonable professional obligation to document your work in this way.
- maximus-decimus 5y ago
  Imagine how people would react here if they were forced to film themselves every time they program something at work.
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MisterBastahrd 5y ago
He's far more financially successful than they were at the same point of their careers. If that's the cost of doing business, it doesn't even begin to move the needle.
- unfunco 5y ago
  Ed Sheeran has been actively producing music for twice as long as the Beatles though. I'm not sure Ed Sheeran was as popular as the Beatles at 8 years in…
  - MisterBastahrd 5y ago
    Popularity has nothing to do with it. There's far more marketing opportunities and the money for concerts is insane comparatively to back when they were relevant, even considering inflation.
ironmagma 5y ago
Wouldn’t be Hacker News without a pedantic comment, so here you go. It’s actually spelled “Beatles.”
- leephillips 5y ago
  I suppose he’s neither one.

> That he's making this footage out of fear of litigation should bother you I don't see how it protects him at all from litigation. But why would that bother me. Scientists use dated journals with unremovable pages to achieve a similar effect. Why would it bother me that he wants to document his process as legal protection? > Ed Sheeran is not the Beetles. I don't know what you mean by "not the Beetles"? The latest documentaries were about Queen, Elton John, and I think the Ramones. There hasn't been a Beetles movie since when?

eatonphil 5y ago
Peter Jackson just released a new Beatles documentary last year in Disney Plus. That's a major director covering a major band on a major streaming platform. It was big news. https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/the-beatles-get-back-review-peter-jackson-disney-plus-documentary-1234681499/ https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/the-beatles-get-back-revie...
mellosouls 5y ago
There hasn't been a Beetles movie since when? Peter Jackson documentary last year! https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back Yesterday movie 2 years ago https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film) https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film) We can't get rid of them - they're so infused in the culture you haven't even noticed!

skybrian 5y ago

Making videos is a lot easier than it used to be so it doesn't seem like an unreasonable professional obligation to document your work in this way.

maximus-decimus 5y ago
Imagine how people would react here if they were forced to film themselves every time they program something at work.

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MisterBastahrd 5y ago

He's far more financially successful than they were at the same point of their careers. If that's the cost of doing business, it doesn't even begin to move the needle.

unfunco 5y ago
Ed Sheeran has been actively producing music for twice as long as the Beatles though. I'm not sure Ed Sheeran was as popular as the Beatles at 8 years in…
- MisterBastahrd 5y ago
  Popularity has nothing to do with it. There's far more marketing opportunities and the money for concerts is insane comparatively to back when they were relevant, even considering inflation.

ironmagma 5y ago

Wouldn’t be Hacker News without a pedantic comment, so here you go. It’s actually spelled “Beatles.”

leephillips 5y ago
I suppose he’s neither one.