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Re: I'm holding the 1985 CD in my hand right now

Read my reply above. Warner Bros. owns the release rights of the Dire Straits material in North America.

The Dire Straits is not the only artist whose release rights for the US are owned by a completely different company from whomever owns the release rights for the rest of the world. From the mid-'70s to the late '90s, new releases by the Roger Waters-era Pink Floyd (the albums Wish You Were Here through The Final Cut) were owned by CBS/Sony/Columbia in the US and Canada, but EMI/Harvest for the rest of the world. (EMI/Capitol has since regained the US rights to this material.)

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A similar arrangement is in effect for the 7-Up brand of lemon-lime sodas: Cadbury Schweppes owns the US and Canadian rights to the brand (and in Canada, Cadbury Schweppes products are manufactured by Pepsi under contract). But while Pepsi manufactures Sierra Mist for the US market, they actually own the 7-Up brand in the rest of the world. (Thus, Pepsi makes 7-Up instead of Sierra Mist outside the US.)

Hope this helps,
ILoveJazz

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