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Originally posted by Jerry Glenn Hartwig:
Lo
If the Democrats didn't get permission for every song they played at their convention, didn't they commit the same 'crime' you're accusing the Republicans of? Why aren't you ranting at them - or are you just assuming they did everything properly because they're Democrats *wink*. (Just teasing, Lo).
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If the Democrats didn't get permission for the songs played they, too, would have committed the same offense, yes. In the interest of fairness I've just googled 17 pages of "song usage" and "Democrats" and found nothing to suggest that they've done so, however. So, either I'm googling the wrong words, they've never done so, or they've done so and no one objected.
I did find several articles stating that Jackson Browne IS actively suing the McCain campaign for using "Running on Empty" in a commercial.
Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne is suing Republican presidential nominee John McCain and the Republican party for using his song "Running on Empty" in a recent TV commercial.
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Browne claims McCain and the party did not obtain permission to use the song for an ad in which "Senator McCain and the Republicans mock Democratic candidate for president Barack Obama for suggesting that the country conserve gas through proper tire inflation." Browne, a lifelong Democrat, is seeking unspecified damages as well as a permanent injunction prohibiting the use of "Running on Empty" in any form by the McCain campaign.
"Not only have Senator McCain and his agents plainly infringed Mr. Browne's copyright in 'Running on Empty,' but the Federal Courts have long held that the unauthorized use of a famous singer's voice in a commercial constitutes a false endorsement and a violation of the singer's right of publicity," says Browne lawyer Lawrence Iser.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/conte...3822c0db?imw=Y
And yes, I realize a commerical is different than a convention - but it does show a willingness on the part of the McCain campaign to disregard property rights.
Like I said earlier, do it once and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt - do it repeatedly and the doubt is removed.