I believe this falls under what is called “Fair Use”. Their asking them not to use it only makes the Wilson’s look small and petty......
Nothing “small” about the Wilson sisters :)
We’re talking dams here - small and petty is part of their DNA
Like most idiotic, self-righteous Democrats.
Exactly... They don’t need permission to use their song. They probably could demand money for using it, but that’s about it.
I’m emailing the article to my brother who has litigated this issue in a case involvingin Limbaugh (years ago).
“I believe this falls under what is called “Fair Use”. Their asking them not to use it only makes the Wilson’s look small and petty.”
You are correct. It’s being used no differently than being played at ANY party or dance. Now, Van Halen did the same thing when the campaign used their song “Right now” in an ad. That was a legitimate gripe.
But did anyone notice that that same song was used throughout the convention even after Van Halen decried it’s use?
They don’t own the song, Capitol Records is the copyright clamiant on the song.
So f***** them!
Nope. Fair Use applies to the use of copywrited materials for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Not political campaigns.