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Mike and Marty lawsuit resolved (reply)

Cody Miller — Sun, 08 May 2022 19:17:35 +0000

Going off Marty's tweet it looks like it was over royalties on the TV show?

https://destiny.bungie.org/forum/index.php?id=177793

For wherever the music is used.

Mike and Marty lawsuit resolved (reply)

Robot Chickens — Fri, 06 May 2022 18:05:31 +0000

Yeah, if memory serves, Marty and Michael had a very different rights contract for their work on Halo than a lot of other contributors. Microsoft didn’t honor this uniqueness when property ownership changed hands and Michael and Marty we’re not paid as the rights holders for their work in subsequent media uses.

This seems to be the he best outcome

Mike and Marty lawsuit resolved (reply)

FyreWulff — Fri, 06 May 2022 17:34:42 +0000

The thread discussing this initially a while ago is now locked due to inactivity, but it looks like there's been an update.

https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-composer-marty-odonnell-has-amicably-resolved-his-latest-legal-battle-with-microsoft/

I guess it's been resolved. No details about what exactly that means beyond Marty being able to post videos again, but at least it's over.

His Destiny music may remain inaccessible for the forseeable future. But in a YouTube comment, O'Donnell is hopeful that this latest ruling will let him begin reposting old Halo tracks and musical doodles.

Going off Marty's tweet it looks like it was over royalties on the TV show?

Mike and Marty lawsuit resolved (reply)

CyberKN — Thu, 05 May 2022 21:10:16 +0000

There ya go pic.twitter.com/aBoF6DyB1s
— Marty O'Donnell (@MartyTheElder) April 29, 2022

Mike and Marty lawsuit resolved

Cody Miller — Thu, 05 May 2022 20:08:44 +0000

The thread discussing this initially a while ago is now locked due to inactivity, but it looks like there's been an update.

https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-composer-marty-odonnell-has-amicably-resolved-his-latest-legal-battle-with-microsoft/

I guess it's been resolved. No details about what exactly that means beyond Marty being able to post videos again, but at least it's over.

His Destiny music may remain inaccessible for the forseeable future. But in a YouTube comment, O'Donnell is hopeful that this latest ruling will let him begin reposting old Halo tracks and musical doodles.