Musician's suing candidates for using their music while campaigning
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Santorum used Hard Days Night last night to leave the stage. I thought it was odd to use a song from a non American artist
And I am pretty darn sure that John Lennon would have hated a staunch Republican using his music. Santorum - from my state - is about a right wind as possible. Bordering on lunacy, IMO.
I think John Lennon is rolling over in his grave....I would venture a guess he didn't ask permission for use on that one
History shows that a great song (especially in the US) can serve as an anthem or mantra for all sorts of things. A song can grow into something that's bigger than its source. Any artist that has had the honor of being part of such a phenomenon should be flattered and not angry. Songs, movies, books, inventions, ideas and more are the very fabric of what we are as a race. When you offer something up for to the world, you have to be prepared for what may happen to it, how it will be used and who will use it.
Maybe the GOP should counter sue for discrimination?
Maybe the GOP should counter sue for discrimination?
Those nasty copyright laws are the only thing standing in the way
In my opinion, they're nasty little tools of persuasion, greed and convenience. I'll bet every song in question has hundreds of instances on the web and even more outside of it. One could retire on that litigation. Again, I doubt legality has more to do with it than politics.
This is really no different than using a song for a commercial purpose. (A candidate selling himself) You can't without the proper licensing otherwise you are infringing. How many years was it before a Beatles song was finally able to be licensed for use in commercials.