Mitch Winehouse refuses to grant Danish theatre company permission to use his daughter's image or songs
A play about Amy Winehouse has been cancelled following opposition from the late singer's father. The Royal Danish Theatre was forced to call off the production when Mitch Winehouse refused to grant them permission to use his daughter's image or songs.
The play, called Amy, was due to open in Copenhagen on 30 January. It was written by Det Roede Rum (The Red Room), a collective of 11 playwrights, and had received an initial go-ahead from Koda, the Danish music rights agency. That permission was recently withdrawn.
"It is Amy Winehouse's father who has thrown a spanner in the works," Koda spokesman Nicolaj Hyltén-Cavallius told Afp and the Associated Press. "We were told by her father and his lawyers that we can forget all about the rights for the music, the photos, branding and everything.
A play about Amy Winehouse has been cancelled following opposition from the late singer's father. The Royal Danish Theatre was forced to call off the production when Mitch Winehouse refused to grant them permission to use his daughter's image or songs.
The play, called Amy, was due to open in Copenhagen on 30 January. It was written by Det Roede Rum (The Red Room), a collective of 11 playwrights, and had received an initial go-ahead from Koda, the Danish music rights agency. That permission was recently withdrawn.
"It is Amy Winehouse's father who has thrown a spanner in the works," Koda spokesman Nicolaj Hyltén-Cavallius told Afp and the Associated Press. "We were told by her father and his lawyers that we can forget all about the rights for the music, the photos, branding and everything.
- 11/27/2012
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
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