NASHVILLE — Producers wanted to give viewers of City Confidential a feel for Knoxville — its people, its sights and, importantly, its sound.
What’s more Knoxville, they reasoned, than the University of Tennessee? And what’s more UT than a few bars of “Rocky Top” on a Saturday afternoon in the fall?
A 12-second video clip that includes the iconic tune has landed the television network A&E in federal court. The network is accused of inserting “Rocky Top” into a true-crime television documentary set in Knoxville, even after the song’s owners said A&E could not do it.
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Comments » 8
golfballs03 writes:
hows it liberal?
The First 48 is great.
Bloodrunzorange writes:
Yeah...that show is always in Memphis...
Go Vols!
Voluvr writes:
Orange Envy runs deep and wide.
givehim6 writes:
Thing KHP will be on next C.O.P.S. Bad bozs bad bozs what yoa going a do
halloffamebowler writes:
Blame Kiffin for bringing more publicity for the Vols.
the10sevol writes:
the clip played probably had the "woo", so they were sued by the copyright holders. makes perfect sense to me.
GBO
Joevolsxtra writes:
A&E is wild as a mink.
smokey_vols writes:
rofl. I love it
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