A country singer who was paid $590 to yodel for a Yahoo! advert
is suing the company for $5 million for using the recording in
multiple television and radio ads, according to a report by news
agency Reuters.
Wylie Gustafson, the star of Wylie & The Wild West, argues
that he was paid on the basis that his vocal would be used only for
a one-off advert. In fact, it has been used in thousands of
subsequent adverts.
Reuters reports that Gustafson has been fighting the company for
compensation for over three years – and has now taken the matter to
court.
Western Horseman magazine wrote in a review of Wylie’s last
album:
"He's not just one of the best two or three
yodelers breathing anymore, he's grown as a musician and a writer.
As a bonus, the band proves that western swing is more than alive
and well, it's dang near nuclear powered here."
