On July 7, 2016 Darlene Love, “an icon of pop music’s golden age”, filed suit in a California federal court accusing HGTV of using her song “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” in its advertisements for the network’s holiday programming. Love alleges HGTV, owned by Scripps Networks Inc., used her song without permission, depriving her of licensing fees and labor union protection.
In her complaint filed on Thursday, Love sought to show that HGTV created multiple commercials using her song to imply to the …
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