Sony being sued for illegally using Music for ?The Interview?
 

Sony being sued for illegally using Music in the controversial film "The Interview"
Fucking pirates!:1orglaugh

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"There were initial discussions for using "Pay Day" in the movie, but at some point, the discussions ceased and we assumed that it would not follow through. However, after the movie was released, we learned that the track had been used without permission, legal procedure, or contracts. We will be taking legal action against Sony Pictures as well as DFSB, the agency that had been carrying out the discussion regarding the use of the track. {SOURCE}

Dumbest shit ever since they can simply file with ASCAP and collect every bit they are due the normal way.

Nobody in Hollywood makes individual contracts to include music; they simply choose the music they want and pay fees to ASCAP and BMI.
It's up to the artist to go to ASCAP and BMI and get their money.

No all music in films that isnt created for the film has to be licensed.
Commercials and Film - How Music Licensing Works

You are incorrect. Basketball!

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Yeah, if you are Michael Jackson......


This is what most people are going to get :

Television - Get an ASCAP Television License

Sony can say they were not the ones that put the music there ... they were hacked !!!!!

It is the NK fault ... otherwise it is the Iranian fault ....

yeah noirth koreranian hacked them

I don't think we have herd the whole story here.

Many times these things have been licensed without the knowlage of the artist directly
but it is more likely that it is a publicity stunt.

Time will tell.... I would not pass judgement just yet. There is more to know.

No major movie media does things like that "on purpose" because it normally cost them much more in the long run and I'm sure their attorney's have much more important things to do right now.

However the music industry has been pretty good at stealing each others work and getting away with it for the most part as many are settled out of court after many years of battle.

Michael Jackson and this artist...
It doesn't make a difference what most artists do. Music wasn't licensed and now she is suing ;-)

Congratz to the winners..

Definitely a publicity stunt. Film and TV business have this thing/person called a Music Supervisor. I know a few. They always get "clearance."

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Rogen and Franco must be rubbing their hands together in glee whenever they think about their next paycheck.....

ROGEN: Shit that movie we're in is at the centre of a major controversy, we're gonna mint it....

FRANCO: Yeah, its fucking amazing, we're both rich.

ROGEN: Damn straight, we're rich bastards....... I was rich already.

FRANCO: Yeah, but now we can shoot for fortune 500.

ROGEN: I just want a new Lamborgini or a Ferrori.

FRANCO: Awesome - first step is to learn how to spell them.

ROGEN: Fuck off, im going to check my bank balance..... <Makes a phone call>

I've actually gotten paid for music in television so I'm talking about how that worked.
It was a while ago but I think it basically works the same.

If you bitch about a license fee then they will pay $300 to $1500 but most people are
just going to sign the license because you don't want your song cut out because of budget.
The ASCAP money is the real money so it's stupid to get cut out.

People can interpret this stuff all they want to but only certain things make sense in practice.

Don't ever bicker over a license fee for music in a film or television show, you are only jeopardizing the larger payout.

Let's say Sony pays the suit but then remasters the movie for all other releases in the future and removes her song.
For most people this is going to be a big loss, for Madonna it can be different because she can demand a huge license fee up front.