Minions Olympic skate routine hangs in the balance

CNN interviewed copyright law expert Lauren Wilson about the copyright contention over a “Minions”-themed routine by Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, which has not been cleared for performance at the Olympics. He had planned to skate to a medley of songs including the Minions’ cover of Universal Pictures’ famous fanfare and a Pharrell song that appeared in “Despicable Me 3.”  The copyright for each song could be owned by multiple entities. “When you’re dealing with one song it’s complicated enough,” Wilson said. “I heard five or six different tracks. We don’t know how many hands were in there.”