Colbert's Unauthorized Use of Charlie Brown Music Leaves CBS to Pay Licensing Fees
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Gavin Sheehan
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Stephen Colbert, in his final weeks hosting his late-night show on CBS, made a decision to play Charlie Brown music without securing proper permission, leaving the network to handle the financial consequences. This act was part of a series of defiant gestures toward CBS following the network's decision to cancel his show, including having Dave Letterman toss furniture off the roof.
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· 3 pulledStephen Colbert isn't done sending a few P.S. notes to his exit from CBS, as the network will have to pay for a decision he made on the way out the door.
Colbert's last weeks saw him do a few outlandish and impressive things to stick it to CBS and remind the network of what they were canceling
including having Dave Letterman on to toss furniture and food off the roof
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