It's Trevor Time!
June 3, 2009
It’s Trevor Time! ( A look at the legal aspects of the use of “Hells Bells” as the Trevor Hoffman intro music)
Former San Diego Padre relief ace and all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman has resumed his Hall of Fame career with the Milwaukee Brewers. In San Diego “Trevor Time” occurred when Hoffman entered a game in a save situation, and AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” blared in the background. This became enormously popular with the fans. The Milwaukee Brewers have now followed the same routine, blasting “Hells Bells” whenever Hoffman enters a game at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
To see Trevor Hoffman enter a game in his San Diego days use the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKW-RLA9D8For those concerned with legalities- the royalties and the copyright protection issues arising from the use of the music, here’s a link with a wealth of information:
http://www.ascap.com/index.aspxAccording to this leader in their business, “ASCAP's General Licensing Department administrates license agreements for more than 300,000 businesses and organizations. Because businesses use music in different ways - from bars and restaurants to telephone music-on-hold, there is no single license structure that covers every application.” So, you may find yourself negotiating with them over terms for the license to use just the right signature tune for your player at home games.
Another well known relief pitcher is New York Yankees long-time closer Mariano Rivera, who enters games at Yankee Stadium to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”.
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Categories: music licensing, Mariano Rivera, ASCAP, Trevor Hoffman, royalties, copyright
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