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What’s Going on With Marvin Gaye’s Unreleased Belgian Music?
Sixty-six demos have turned up — but they’re currently in legal limbo.
According to Trappeniers, the demos include multiple complete songs and some that are “as good as ‘Sexual Healing.’” Ain’t nothing like the real thing, indeed. Legally, they would own the tapes themselves thanks to a Belgian law that grants ownership of property to someone after they’ve had it for 30 years, even if it wasn’t given to them. But since the law doesn’t include intellectual property, the Gaye estate would still have a claim to the songs on the tapes — making a release more complicated.
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