Not Hockey Night In Canada
 

EDMONTON (CBC) - One of this country's most familiar tunes may have been heard on CBC-TV for the last time Wednesday night when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the 2008 Stanley Cup.
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The Toronto agency representing the composer of the theme tune for Hockey Night in Canada says the CBC has declined to enter into a new licensing agreement for the song for next NHL season.

A news release posted on the website of Copyright Music & Visuals quotes company president John Ciccone as saying the CBC's licence agreement for the hockey theme song ended with the Stanley Cup final.

The CBC "has advised the composer, owner and administrator of the musical composition that it is not prepared to enter into a new licence agreement with respect to the use of the theme," the release says.

The CBC had no immediate comment Thursday morning.

The familiar theme music for Hockey Night in Canada was written in 1968 by Dolores Claman, who was raised in Vancouver.

In the news release, Claman expresses her disappointment that her song will no longer be heard in homes across Canada during hockey season.

"I am saddened by the decision of the CBC to drop the Hockey Night in Canada theme after our lengthy history together. I nevertheless respect its right to move in a new direction," she says.

Copyright Music & Visuals says it had offered the CBC a chance to renew its licence to use her song on terms that were "virtually identical to those that have existed for the past decade." Each use of the song in the past has cost the broadcaster about $500, the company says.

A lawsuit filed against the CBC in late 2004 by Claman alleging that the broadcaster was overusing the Hockey Night in Canada theme has not been settled.

Copyright Music & Visuals says the litigation hasn't interfered with the CBC's use of music, nor was settlement of the suit a condition for the proposed new licensing agreement.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/08060...ada_hockeysong

I wonder if the news and reaction will get them to do a deal

$500 each time they play it seems a little much...considering the CBC themselves are the ones who made it popular

time for armed revolt!

im sure they'll get in back... us canadians are passionate about our hockey telecasts... a few years back they wanted to get rid of Ron MacLean because he wanted more money... when everyone voiced their opinion he was back lickity split!

excately my thoughts

lol...:thumbsup

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! not THE SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet it will be back, that theme makes it part of the experience that it will kill a little piece of hockey history to drop it. Its not like CBC can't afford it, how often do they play that song, at the beginning of the game and during intermissions? So under $2k per game? Or are they talking about every 5-10 second small clip of it getting charged?
WG

the purpose of this thread was simple....get Odie to comment and dig her avatar...

and it worked!

It won't be the same without it.I've followed hockey all my life

they can't stop tradition.. I'm surprised cbc never bought the full rights to it

:1orglaugh:thumbsup:upsidedow

Looks like the old lady got greedy. Fuck her(in the ass with sand and a rusty screwdriver)