One use that makes me very suspicious is Sasha's use of Cruella-could be that Russia has a special deal I'm not aware of-but Disney is notorious for denying use of the music they own, and just paying the yearly fee to ASCAP/BMI won't get the music released for use. You have to jump through many hoops to use anything Disney owns, especially anything brand new. It isn't just Disney-there are some bands that are notorious as well-Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin-and yes, Prince. Often as far as figure skaters, I believe that some artists (at least those who actually still own their music) let it slide. Some more obscure artists probably see the exposure as a benefit. NBC would pay a huge ,fee for music broadcast rights, but the music selection still has to be cleared, and I think there are many figure skaters do not know they have to get their music cleared-which is more than a club or organization just paying the yearly fee to ASCAP or BMI.
Are you saying Trusova should call up Disney and ask if she can skate to Cruella, I don't get it. And if Disney does actually need to be contacted, other people would be handling it and not the skater. Should Wakaba have called Beyonce? I don't get it.
"Also luckily for figure skaters, they’re pretty far removed from both the paperwork and the payment."
Yeah this sounds like NBC's problem, if there even is a problem. I don't trust these brothers and their lawyer father. The skaters aren't involved in this process, and it's a shame K/F were dragged into this. Hopefully they have people assuring them that everything's going to be fine, and I hope they don't lose a penny because of this. And hopefully it's not too much of an inconvenience and they'll be able to use the music at Worlds, although they'll probably be glad to get a new SP after this.
This lawsuit was filed immediately before they skated their Olympic programs. They did a great job maintaining their focus and not letting it take away from their highly enjoyable and successful Olympics.
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