From Crain's New York:
Some of the world's largest recording companies are suing The Ellen DeGeneres Show, claiming producers violated their copyrights by playing more than 1,000 songs without permission.
Many of the songs were played during the show's popular dance segment.
According to the suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tenn., when representatives of the recording companies asked defendants why they hadn't obtained licenses to use the songs, defendants said they didn't "roll that way."
Warner Bros. Entertainment spokesman Scott Rowe says the company has been working with the record labels for months to resolve the issue and remains willing to resolve it on "amicable and reasonable terms."
Do ya think "we don't roll that way" would be a plausible excuse for radio stations? Only if they're in a protected class, I guess.
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