James Paul McCartney (TV special) ATV network in order to settle his two-year legal dispute with Sir Lew Grade. As the owner of the network and its music publishing division – and, by extension, the Beatles' Northern Songs catalogue – Grade had objected to McCartney crediting his wife Linda as his co-writer since 1971, citing her lack of professional experience as a songwriter and musician. McCartney's commitment to the television project allowed him to retain the second composer's publishing royalties, which otherwise would have been assigned to Grade's company. "James Paul McCartney" was McCartney's first such special since the Beatles' 1967 television film "Magical Mystery
Linda McCartney Foods for the problem to be corrected and thousands of packs were recalled. Ross Young stated that there was no health risk, and a spokesman stated that the products were marketed as "non-meat", not as a "low fat" food. The fat content variation was found to be due to the type of vegetarian mince used in manufacturing. In 1996, Linda and Paul McCartney shipped one million soy veggie burgers to Sarajevo, to aid war recovery efforts in Bosnia. Linda provided the powdered "mercy meals", inspired by the fundraising 20-track ""The Help Album"", recorded by Paul and other celebrities. Three trucks were