hotcopper wrote:I think Interscope/Aftermath is owned by or is a subsidiary of Universal. He probably gets more legal protection and financial support, like someone else mentioned, but it sounds like he's going to have a greater legal and financial responsibility also in signing other artists- Universal isn't going to back just anybody. It sounds like Interscope/Aftermath co-owned the publishing copyrights to all of his music up until this point and now he is going to have more direct control of who gets to use/sample his work for commercials and things like that.
I interpret it that way too - Interscope is a part of the Universal Music Group, so this isn't about changing record label but strictly about publishing and distribution.