Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use

Liebling:-))) · 08-17-2008, 04:13 AM

Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use
Lifelong Democrat says ad used ‘Running on Empty’ without permission

NEW YORK - 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,” Lawrence Iser, Browne lawyer, said.

Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use - Music - MSNBC.com

Is he really experience as what some people claimed...?

jillio · 08-20-2008, 11:06 AM

So much for McCain ethics! "If I want it, by God, I'll take it!"

Liebling:-))) · 10-10-2008, 03:19 AM

Foos fight McCain over song use

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Foos fight McCain over song use

It look like that McCain don't know what infringement of copyright is...

It's pity that it did'nt write in that article that the singer would use money to donate Obama's campigan...

08-17-2008, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Liebling:-))) My 3 darling princesses Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 26,842	Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use Lifelong Democrat says ad used ‘Running on Empty’ without permission NEW YORK - 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,” Lawrence Iser, Browne lawyer, said. Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use - Music - MSNBC.com Is he really experience as what some people claimed...? __________________

10-10-2008, 03:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Liebling:-))) My 3 darling princesses Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 26,842	Updated: Foos fight McCain over song use BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Foos fight McCain over song use It look like that McCain don't know what infringement of copyright is... It's pity that it did'nt write in that article that the singer would use money to donate Obama's campigan... __________________

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08-20-2008, 11:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
jillio Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 20,809	So much for McCain ethics! "If I want it, by God, I'll take it!"