Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Patrick Halling is fighting to keep the few pence he earns every time The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” airs on the radio. The Beatles song was released in 1966 and under European Union law will enter the public domain in 2016, meaning Halling’s violin-led string background on the song will lose its copyright protection and royalties will end.

Source:Beatles Violinist Cries Help as ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Copyright Ends (Bloomberg)