Sidebottom
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Okay. Here's something that's been bugging me for a while.
Much of Jim Henson's early work on Sam and Friends was lip-synching to comedy records or popular songs. That is to say, it was not entirely original material.
Now, I know that whenever the Muppets did someone else's song on The Muppet Show, they always got permission. But I doubt that Henson did that in these very early days.
So my question is: If Henson were starting his TV career now, and tried to do the same thing, would he be allowed to? Indeed, was he technically allowed to even back then? Did he actually obtain rights? Or did it not matter because it was only a local station? Or what's the deal with this?
Many thanks to anyone who can help me clear this up.
Ciao,
-Sidebottom
Much of Jim Henson's early work on Sam and Friends was lip-synching to comedy records or popular songs. That is to say, it was not entirely original material.
Now, I know that whenever the Muppets did someone else's song on The Muppet Show, they always got permission. But I doubt that Henson did that in these very early days.
So my question is: If Henson were starting his TV career now, and tried to do the same thing, would he be allowed to? Indeed, was he technically allowed to even back then? Did he actually obtain rights? Or did it not matter because it was only a local station? Or what's the deal with this?
Many thanks to anyone who can help me clear this up.
Ciao,
-Sidebottom