Musician accuses US figure skater Amber Glenn of using his music in the Olympics without permission: 'The deal I have with my label is that I alone can give the okay to license my music.'

Not all artists are thrilled to have their music played on an international broadcast without their explicit permission. Musician Seb McKinnon was shocked to discover Team USA skater Amber Glenn skated to his music during the Olympics, and he had no idea.

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McKinnon claims that his deal with his label states that only he has the right to permit the licensing of his music. He also naively said that the label would never sign synching rights without his permission because the label are “friends of mine.” It's unclear at this point whether Glenn did anything wrong by using his music without his explicit permission, but given that she has used his music for two years without incident, I'm willing to bet the music was cleared, and McKinnon permitted without knowing he had.

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Many artists would be thrilled to have their music featured in a gold-medal-winning moment. This performance will go down in Olympic history, and the exposure it brings will likely boost Seb McKinnon's music career. It's one thing for a movie or TV show to use a song without paying the artist, but an athletic competition that requires music is totally different.

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