pink floyd were affected by the sale of emi to the universal music group, which lasted from 2011 to 2013. the european commission and the federal trade commission approved the sale with conditions, including the sale of certain emi assets. pink floyd, along with many other bands under the emi roster, were transferred to different labels during the process. the parlophone label group was formed under parlophone as one of many assets to be sold off by universal following the acquisition of emi, with pink floyd transferred to the parlophone label group during the sale. the warner music group, in 2013, struck a deal with universal to buy the parlophone label group from emi, acquiring publishing rights to pink floyd's back catalog and future releases in the process.