| Omega_Phazon_Pirate. said: Ya imo that's bs. It wasn't a problem in 1995, and it shouldn't be a problem now. Key word, "shouldn't." It seems now a-days people/companies just go sue-happy to make a quick buck. |
Having the rights to do something doesn't necessarily mean you retain those rights forever. A good instance is "A Muppet Family Christmas," (special of theirs from the late 80's) which contained the muppets singing a lot of christmas songs. However, for some of the songs, the rights were only for the initial TV broadcasts, and when the special was released on DVD, they had to cut those songs out. Equally, these rights are not universal for all nations, to again cite this specific case, the UK and German DVD releases of "A Muppet Family Christmas" retained those songs
Kinda an obscure reference, but it illustrates my point. There may be actual legal grounds here, or it could just be NoA being jittery.
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