Okay, Ellen was on the air doing this for a while now... And the labels sue for infringement...
Shortly after she is named a judge on "American Idol"... OOH! Can I push the "shenanigans" button now? ~C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Trevor" <[email protected]> To: "Tv/NotTV" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Ellen show sued by record labels > > Ellen show sued by record labels > > http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/11/ellen-sued.html > > > Producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show are being sued by four of the > world's largest recording companies for allegedly using songs without > permission. > > The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Federal Court in Nashville, > Tenn., by Warner Music Group Corp, Sony Corp's Sony Music > Entertainment, Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group and EMI Group. > > The lawsuit names the segment of the show in which host DeGeneres > dances through the audience to popular tunes selected by a DJ. > > Producers have used thousands of tunes in this segment without getting > permission, the suit alleges. > > A licence is needed to use the recordings lawfully, the suit says, > demanding unspecified damages. > > The daytime show is produced by various parts of Time Warner, which > says it has been working with the labels to resolve the issue. > > "It is unfortunate that the record labels have resorted to filing a > suit over a straightforward business dispute which the show has always > been prepared, and remains willing, to resolve on amicable and > reasonable terms," Warner Bros said in a statement. > > DeGeneres, who is described as a music enthusiast by her producers, is > not named in the suit. > > She recently was chosen to replace Paula Abdul as a judge on American > Idol. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
