So for example for the last 3 decades any showing of Wayne’s World (cinema, DVD, tv broadcast) could include the Bohemian Rhapsody scene. But meanwhile a game like Spec Ops: The Line gets delisted the second the music rights expire. What is the legal difference?
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Because the distributors/owners still pay the royalties or fee for the rights. It’s that simple.
It’s funny you use the example of Wayne’s World, because for the home video release of the movie, they had to edit out the notes of Stairway to Heaven in the “NO STAIRWAY” scene. This is because the owners of the rights for stairway wanted $100,000 for just those few notes, and the Wayne’s world people didn’t want to pay it.
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