How Michael Jackson Bought the Publishing Rights to the Beatles' Song Catalog at the Advice of Paul McCartney
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In 1985, the Beatle gave the King of Pop a business tip. What McCartney didn't realize is that Jackson would beat him at his own game.

Michael Jackson outbids Paul McCartney for the entire ATV music publishing catalogue, which includes most of the Lennon/McCartney songbook. Jackson paid 47.5 million US dollars for the company, in an act that will permanently sour the friendship between the two stars.