Paul McCartney does own the rights to his own music
That does put him in a unique and exceptional position, and good for him for that, but clearly he does not have the rights to post images from this particular concert. Or, at least there’s some dispute or confusion about what rights he does or does not have, as it pertains to such media.
Regardless, the general premise remains valid. Exceptions do not invalidate the rule. There is complexity and nuance, absolutely, but, generally, the things that employees create, whether art or something else, are products that do not belong to them. Of course this does not apply to the self employed, obviously, but it does apply to anyone who sells their labor to a firm that they themselves do not own.
That does put him in a unique and exceptional position, and good for him for that, but clearly he does not have the rights to post images from this particular concert. Or, at least there’s some dispute or confusion about what rights he does or does not have, as it pertains to such media.
Regardless, the general premise remains valid. Exceptions do not invalidate the rule. There is complexity and nuance, absolutely, but, generally, the things that employees create, whether art or something else, are products that do not belong to them. Of course this does not apply to the self employed, obviously, but it does apply to anyone who sells their labor to a firm that they themselves do not own.