Ben,
What was Kapp is now controlled by UMG via MCA, which bought Kapp in 1973.
Most of the things the Four Corners label distributed were the result of
licensing arrangements with labels based overseas, and those would have
expired long ago, but the path of ownership then would simply go in a
different direction. If it's copyright you're worried about, I wouldn't
touch it. But that's my only partly informed opinion, and tracking current
ownership of albums released on Four Corners would have to be conducted on
a case by case basis,
UD
On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:03 PM, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I was searching the www for info on Four Corners Records and found this:
>
> Four Corners Records (rendered on its logo as 4 Corners of the World) was
> a sublabel of Kapp Records founded in 1964 which specialized in world
> music. They had four chart singles which were by the "You Know Who" Group,
> The Kids Next Door, Gunter Kallman and Raymond Lefevre. The label lasted
> until 1969.
>
> Does anyone know if Kapp, who owned Four Corners is still around and do I
> have to worry about copyright?
> If no copyright exists for the label, how about the artists that were on
> the Four Corners label?
>
> Thanks!
> Ben Roth
>
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