Talk:Just Dance 2017/@comment-30087800-20170417174635/@comment-1465604-20170426191251


 * SayWha:** "Second, Ubisoft doesn't censor JDU songs because of the Rating board, it does so because it's respecting one of its target consumers"

Yes? I said exactly that. What's your point?


 * Master Hydraffe:** "And following that logic the reasons why Closer wouldn't be in the game shouldn't be related to lyrical content, rather copyright contracts etc. which JD seems to have sorted out with The Chainsmokers."

Of course lyrics matter! It's a kid's game! Lyrics is basically the **only** thing the age ratings are based on for this game series, so **of course** they matter. And, again, **that is not how song licensing works**. No artist worth their salt (and the Chainsmokers aren't exactly dirt poor) are going to sign over the rights to **all** of their songs in a single package for peanuts. Each **song** is licensed separately and for each separate region/country. "Closer" and "Don't Let Me Down" might not even be owned by the same people. "Closer" was released on Disruptor and Columbia (record labels), but "DLMD" was released on Disruptor, Columbia and Sony Entertainment. "DLMD" was written by Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren and Scott Harris while "Closer" was written by Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade and Joe King. While it's likely both songs are owned by the same entity (most likely Columbia Records), it's not certain. And they most definitely would never give Ubisoft "Closer" as a freebie just for licensing "Don't Let Me Down".

"HOW IS DLMD REMOTELY UNAMBIGUOUS ABOUT SEX? It's literally one of the vaguest songs I have ever heard lyrically speaking."

I already addressed this 2 days ago. I said I was mistaking "Don't Let me Down" with something else. Actual quote: "I confused "Don't Let Me Down" with another song".