We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘N’ Roll: KISS Sell Their Catalog

Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Sting, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and now KISS. What do they all have in common? They have all sold their music catalogs in the past 10 years. Jackson and Springsteen reaped the biggest rewards at over $500M each. Catalog sales have become big business; the rock stars of the ’60s and ’70s are cashing in big time, and they have intellectual property (IP) law to thank for it.