The makers of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” sued Dollywood for using the song “Christmas Time is Here” in a park show without a proper license.
Dolly Parton’s Tennessee theme park never got the “dramatic rights” to use the song in the live show, according to the Oct. 8 complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc. is best known for producing animated TV shows and movies based on Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip. Mendelson also says it’s the publisher of Vince Guaraldi’s “Charlie Brown” music, and owns the rights to “Christmas ...
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