Lani
07-07-2004, 11:06 AM
Disney rebuffs Lion King claim (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3872677.stm) - BBC News, 7/7/04
Disney has denied it is liable to pay a South African family $1.6m in royalties for using the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Disney says it obtained the right to use the song from New York firm Abilene Music, which administers its copyright in the US. The issue should be taken up with that company as it licensed the rights, Disney said in a statement.
Disney has denied it is liable to pay a South African family $1.6m in royalties for using the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Disney says it obtained the right to use the song from New York firm Abilene Music, which administers its copyright in the US. The issue should be taken up with that company as it licensed the rights, Disney said in a statement.