Paul McCartney wants his Beatles music copyrights back, and he sure isn’t going to let Duran Duran stand in his way.

McCartney has been gearing up for years to begin reclaiming copyrights to “Love Me Do,” “Ticket to Ride” and numerous other Beatles hits he co-wrote with John Lennon. McCartney is relying on a U.S. law that allows some copyrights to revert to their original owners after 56 years.

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