Comments on: No More Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song

By: SWEETLOUIS

SWEETLOUIS — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:00:27 +0000

The guy has a monopoly on the song, maybe he asked for a price that just wasnâ€™t in the budget.

By: Davin

Davin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:03:29 +0000

Suggesting that the song belongs to Canadians because the CBC licensed it for so long is pretty ignorant in my opinion. Good for CTV, too bad so sad for CBC, and good for the composer for getting what they’re worth in the market place. It’s not often that composers can make a living in this day and age where intellectual property is respected less and false ownership is assumed by many.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:49:09 +0000

FYI, there is no such thing as “in perpetuity” insofar as Canadian copyright law is concerned; copyright lasts 50 years after the death of the author. See http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/C-42/bo-ga:l_I-gb:s_6//en#anchorbo-ga:l_I-gb:s_6.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:35:33 +0000

Did you know she let them use if for free for 15 yrs.. this lady is wonderful

By: soundbyte

soundbyte — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:07:13 +0000

It was a no win situation for the CBC. They let the song go, they lose and piss people off. Or, they lay out 2.5 – 3 MILLION DOLLARS of tax payers money to buy the rights, and they would have pissed people off.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:36:58 +0000

Yeah, CTV for the WIN. At least it will live on through TSN and the Olympics. I feel the song, while not larger than hockey, is certainly great enough to transcend networks. To me, this theme IS hockey!

BTW, I heard Scott Moore (CBC Sports exec) on the Team late last week, trying to spin the story. His excuse on CBC’s reluctance to re-up the license deal on the theme is because the CBC doesn’t negotiate with person(s) who are suing them, and apparently Dolores Claman has an open case against them.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:42:55 +0000

These morons have to get thier priorities inline. It should actually be our anthem

By: Wes McLachlan

Wes McLachlan — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:35:47 +0000

I am a dedicated sports nut who left Canada permanently in about 1971. Listened to and watched Hockey Night continually from about 1956. When I heard about this arguement on the BBC I tried to hear a recording of the music. Must say I found it rather dull and unmemorable though I must have heard it on trips home. Nonetheless I can understand people who have listened to it for 40 years continuously (bar strikes or lockouts) being nostalgic.

Though it ain’t Mozart good luck to my country. Hope it don’t result in a Yank invasion as they are in to that at the moment.

By: Wes McLachlan

Wes McLachlan — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:34:45 +0000

Though it ain’t Mozart good lock to my country. Hope it don’t result in a Yank invasion as they are in to that at the moment.

By: Murray Kush - Red Deer, Alberta

Murray Kush - Red Deer, Alberta — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:41:55 +0000

Good Night CBC, you could screw up a one car Funeral!

Stop the weak excuses of why you can not get this deal done, just do it!

Daily CBC executives throw more money into less important issues and defend their actions so why is this so different?

You might as well cut your other wrist and kill Coaches Corner as well; then I will certainly have no reason to watch CBC!

I thought CBC was for people, once again the CBC executives have shown they truly do live in a vacuum and play nicely only with themselves!

I am not sad, I am mad and you can be assured CBC is off my Christmas list, wake up CBC, wake up!

CBC you have stepped on your tail one more time; I can hardly wait until our Government finally puts a stop to this waste, job well done, you should feel very proud of yourselves!