The best example is KFC, which uses an "altered version" of Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic "Sweet Home Alabama" in its commercials. The commercial's song sounds similar but is a few notes off from "Sweet Home Alabama" and is played in a different chord and at a faster tempo. My friend and I were wondering if perhaps KFC made this song slightly different so that they could claim it was actually a "different song," and therefore avoid having to get permission from Lynyrd Skinyrd and pay out royalties for using it. Sounds like KFC is being cheap...what do you think?
Another example of this is a commercial I saw earlier today, which uses a song that sounds almost exactly like The Kink's "All day and into the night," but off by a few notes.
Do you think companies do this deliberately to avoid having to pay the artists royalties for using their songs/rifts?
2007-11-25 11:15:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
No, they are still paying royalties.
They change the songs to fit the ad. Either for time or for content.
2007-11-25 11:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by Dan H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course they do as long as its not the real version they don't have to pay to use the songs right!!!
2007-11-25 11:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly Lynn <3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋