AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Thursday a company it hired to handle the cybercast of a live concert by U.S. rock band Pearl Jam erroneously omitted lyrics criticizing U.S. President George Bush that were in a song performed by the band.
"Those lyrics in no way, shape or form, are something that should have been edited," AT&T spokesman Michael Coe said.
Coe said, "We regret that this happened and we're upset. We're working with our vendors to ensure it doesn't happen again."
In a posting on that site( »
attblueroom.com/home/index.php ), AT&T said "the editing of the Pearl Jam performance on Sunday night was a major mistake by a Webcast vendor " and that it was contrary to its policy.
Coe said AT&T was trying to work with the band to get its permission to post the song in its entirety on the "Blue Room" site.
