I will never side with the artist. I’m a bitch that way. I’m through being nice. I’m ready to be cranky and bitchy when I want to be. :devil:[/quote]
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I will never side with the artist. I’m a bitch that way. I’m through being nice. I’m ready to be cranky and bitchy when I want to be. :devil:[/quote]

Welcome to the dark side. :ninja:

How ’bout when Marilyn sang Happy B-day to JFK?????? :angel:

Personally I think this is a whole lotta nuttin’. If playing a song is going to influence somebody’s vote or if they’re going to attempt to gain some great insight into a candidate I would humbly request they look at more substantial issues first.[/quote]
It isn’t a question of influence to my mind, it is a question of rights and ownership. I happen to disagree with a lot of the copyright laws but they are what they are. Artists own their material. Stealing is stealing.

How ’bout when Marilyn sang Happy B-day to JFK?????? :angel:

Personally I think this is a whole lotta nuttin’. If playing a song is going to influence somebody’s vote or if they’re going to attempt to gain some great insight into a candidate I would humbly request they look at more substantial issues first.

BTW – copyright’s for songs work a heck of a lot differently than coming on my porch & grabbing a steak off my grill. Intellectual property laws are much different. When is the last time anybody payed royalties after singing “Happy Birthday”?[/quote]
However, the Copyright Act of 1976 extended the term of copyright protection to 75 years from date of publication, and the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 added another 20 years, so under current law the copyright protection of “Happy Birthday” will remain intact until at least 2030.

Does this mean that everyone who warbles “Happy Birthday to You” to family members at birthday parties is engaging in copyright infringement if they fail to obtain permission from or pay royalties to the song’s publisher? No. Royalties are due, of course, for commercial uses of the song, such as playing or singing it for profit, using it in movies, television programs, and stage shows, or incorporating it into musical products such as watches and greeting cards; as well, royalties are due for public performance, defined by copyright law as performances which occur “at a place open to the public, or at any place where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered.” So, crooning “Happy Birthday to You” to family members and friends at home is fine, but performing a copyrighted work in a public setting such as a restaurant or a sports arena technically requires a license from ASCAP or the Harry Fox Agency (although such infringements are rarely prosecuted).

Barack Obama has also faced music controversy. Brooks & Dunn’s tune “Only in America” played after his Democratic National Convention speech, though the same song was used at President Bush’s 2000 inauguration and after Dick Cheney’s speech at the 2004 convention speech.

My first thought was that “Barracuda” was a poor choice, especially with a woman as the VP candidate. I know I’m a sap for this kind of thing but Lee Greenwood’s song about America would have been much more appropriate.[/quote]

“Sarah Barracuda,” was Palin’s nickname that goes back to her days as an aggressive basketball player in high school.

My first thought was that “Barracuda” was a poor choice, especially with a woman as the VP candidate. I know I’m a sap for this kind of thing but Lee Greenwood’s song about America would have been much more appropriate.