April 1, 2012
An Animal Charity’s Slick Musical Production Meets a Legal Waterloo
SPCA Wake County, a North Carolina pet-adoption group, got into legal trouble with its unauthorized use of Abba’s hit song “Take a Chance on Me.”
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SPCA Wake County, a North Carolina pet-adoption group, got into legal trouble with its unauthorized use of Abba’s hit song “Take a Chance on Me.”
Some nonprofits are promoting their causes online by venturing into the popular video concept known as “lip dubbing,” in which choreographed participants mouth the words to a particular song while the camera moves around to capture their efforts in one unbroken take. But one charity’s experience offers a cautionary tale: The music might not be legally available
