I think that was based on convincing the jury that use of his material constituted endorsement by him. He sued because he did not endorse the McCain candidacy but was falsely portrayed as doing so. What I’m saying is just playing the song… as I am doing with ZZ Top right now…is not a copyright infringement. You have to take it as your own or for commercial purposes ( sell it ) in order to run afowl with copyright.
Excellent news! Thanks for your research. I was under the incorrect impression that the owners of the material had ultimate authority, not the artists themselves.
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slight correction to that
Gore got served a cease and desist by Sting (who ironically served W in the same year) over ‘Brand new day’
Obama’s camp got served a cease and desist from the surviving member of Sam and Dave.
Unlike McCain and Gingrich, both complied
Dude’s a billionaire. He can’t afford to pay musicians?
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Did you ever use a rotary to try to be caller #5 for a radio station giveaway? That sucked.
I really liked the sound and feel of rotary dials, though – that zzzip as you spun the dial (that’s where the term comes from, kids) and the tic-tic-tic-tic-tic when you released it and it sent the pulses into the line.
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truthfully
i had this info on account of a previous Trump (?)/ rocker issue.
its Trump.
His money is bordering on confederate
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Musicians are little people.
There is a general performance license that campaigns can use to get around at least one ‘wall’. However the publishing companies have advised them to seek permission from the artists before going this route.
For what? If I buy your music and play it without commercial gain and do not imply use of it constitutes an endorsement by you…what harm are you trying to remedy? What do you need to be made whole again? From what I’ve read the settlements in these cases are very small or token in nature and not copyright based. Again how is copyright involved? The reason most of these assholes stop playing the music is the bad press they get in doing so. They set up a pop culture figure to bash them.
No surprise in the douche like response from the failed pol.
“I hope the Democratic National Committee and Nancy Pelosi didn’t put you up to this.”
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If you are playing that tune for yourself, then you shouldn’t have an issue with the companies. Anything else and you will need a license for that.
Respect the billionaire businessmen. F*** the artists.
Rolling in the deep
Wow I doubt the song means what Donald’s campaign thinks it means. Maybe he can’t use the song but that definately sounds like what his slogan should be. Or if that still violates copyright laws maybe changing it a bit to make it more self explanatory
Rolling in Deep Shit
Why doesn’t he use Neil Young’s ‘Rockin in the Free World’?
Oh wait. He already tried stealing that.
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Trump: I take what I want, when I want and whomever I want it from.
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For what? If I buy your music and play it without commercial gain and do not imply use of it constitutes an endorsement by you…what harm are you trying to remedy? What do you need to be made whole again? From what I’ve read the settlements in these cases are very small or token in nature and not copyright based. Again how is copyright involved?
My mother had a rotary dial phone up until 1999. It was a thing of wonder, and I seem to remember it was leased from the phone company, NYNEX I think. She hated to part with it…
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Did Trump get permission from Bruce Springsteen before playing “Born in the USA” in order to mock Cruz?
If not, did The Boss just let it go, thinking that it was being used for a noble purpose?