telegraph.co.uk - 9/9/2008
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A rock band has called in lawyers after the Republican vicepresidential candidate Sarah Palin adopted one of its hit songs as her unofficial anthem.
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Sarah Palin Watch: Heart Says Don’t Play “Barracuda” - But Team McCain Paid for the Rights
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... of Lebanon, Ohio on Tuesday morning at an outdoor rally before the GOP ticket showed up.
And, why?
You see, organizations don’t have to go directly to the copyright holder to get permission to use their work. They can get a license from ASCAP, the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers. (Someone should tell the London Guardian editorial writers this inconvenient truth.)
According to The London Telegraph (and the Guardian), that’s exactly what the the Republican National ...
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... artists sign on to have ASCAP represent their copyright interests, it is not up to them who gets to play or not play their music. Here's the way it's supposed to work: .... organizations don't have to go directly to the copyright holder to get permission to use their work . They can get a license from ASCAP, the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers. (Someone should tell the London Guardian editorial writers this inconvenient truth.) According to The London Telegraph (and the Guardian ), that's exactly what the the Republican ...
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