tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post408298716126215070..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: That's the CBC for you!sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-2467270877514774932008-06-10T12:08:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:08:00.000-04:00Thank the Lord that GoGades was here to see the bi...Thank the Lord that GoGades was here to see the big picture ... I've been saying since last week that there are about 10 things to change with <I>Hockey Night</I> before you'd touch the theme music.<BR/><BR/>And thanks, Von, for lending the artist's perspective.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-24051382743757275542008-06-10T09:32:00.000-04:002008-06-10T09:32:00.000-04:00This probably won't come as a surprise when I say ...This probably won't come as a surprise when I say more power to Dolores Claman. Until the copyright of the song is truly in the public domain, she owns the rights to it. And she has <I>every</I> right to earn whatever she can over it. <BR/><BR/>For whatever reason, people often think this type of behaviour by artists in almost any medium is crass. I'm sorry but it is not. <BR/><BR/>To my mind, the CBC's major error in this was thinking (or perhaps seeming to think) that Claman had no other options save for dealing with them. Perhaps they did realize it and underestimated the emotion that many Canadians have over the tune. If that's true, though, then it seems peculiar to me that they <I>still</I> wouldn't come to a deal once the news became public and the public reaction was plain to see. I suspect that whoever did their cost/benefit analysis didn't do a great job.Von Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220594066500266194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-61732020325133077742008-06-10T06:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T06:49:00.000-04:00Boy, you know we live in a great country when peop...Boy, you know we live in a great country when people find time to get upset about this. The commentary over on the CBC site is priceless, you'd think they had outlawed beavers (animal or otherwise) or something.<BR/><BR/>I'm far more interested in that angle to the story than the actual event. In this age of PVRs, I can't remember the last time I sat thru the HNIC song.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032917123916110245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-82090066635504773572008-06-09T20:01:00.000-04:002008-06-09T20:01:00.000-04:00Well, Krister, she's an 80-year-old woman, and she...Well, Krister, she's an 80-year-old woman, and she's had a lawsuit pending vs. the CBC for several years, and maybe her lawyers were frustrated ... plus you know how artistic types are protective of how their work is used.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-72346406260073852082008-06-09T19:25:00.000-04:002008-06-09T19:25:00.000-04:00I think you are wrong about Ms. Claman. Yes, she h...I think you are wrong about Ms. Claman. Yes, she has a right to get paid for her work but it comes a time when something becomes larger than $$ and truly public domain. This theme is one such thing, in my opinion. Ms. Claman comes across as - rightly or wrongly - a selfcentred cheapskate. <BR/>Now I am going to give my head a shake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-46724621971501541402008-06-09T17:55:00.000-04:002008-06-09T17:55:00.000-04:00Thought this would happen after the Friday deadlin...Thought this would happen after the Friday deadline. You know CTV wanted to stick it to them again. Got the CFL last year and the HNIC song this year?<BR/><BR/>Just saw a preview for TSN Sportscentre about "SAVING THE HOCKEY SONG". Oh boy. But can't blame them for capitalizing on CBC's mistake.Robert C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04989613989528095149noreply@blogger.com