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Are "We are the World" incomes still sent to Africa?
No, not any more
According to this Michael Jackson fan website http://www.mjjcollectors.com, this topic was specified in an agreement dated March 4th 1985. This letter signed by Michael Jackson ...
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Are "We are the World" incomes still sent to Africa?
Yes, very much so.
I don't think that the previous answer is totally correct. The statement posted is valid enough, but it only extends to Jackson's own royalties due to him as a songwriter. It does ...
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Cover song royalties
If a song is copyrighted, a recording artist does need to pay royalties to the owner of the copyright. This may be the original author(s) (not necessarily the artist who recorded the original version, ...
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