Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
And a followup to this article:
David Byrne Sues Florida Gov. Charlie Crist For $1 Million
billboard.com ^ | May 24, 2010 | Gary Graff
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2520443/posts
Why David Byrne Sued the Governor of Florida
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/;kw=[36885,163393]
RS: Would you sue a candidate that you supported if they also used your music without permission?
DB: Yes. This is not about politics or about Republicans, Democrats or Independents. This lawsuit is about maintaining control over the use of my identity and my music.
Kinda funny, Rush are known for being somewhat libertarian.
This could be series.
I didnt see which song?
They also had YouTube take down video clips of their two new singles.
Heart to McCain/Palin: Back off on 'Barracuda'
These "artists" seem to be under the impression that they still own their songs rather than the record companies, which sell packages to radio stations, advertisers, campaigns, etc.
Paul should tell them to pound sand...
This has been stumbled on enough recently that every campaign should know to treat other people's intellectual property very carefully and get permission for everything, even beyond any bare minimum "pay the license fee to ASCAP or BMI and play it everywhere".
The world is torn asunder into sorry hemispheres.
"I'm drinkin' up good vibrations, SunKist orange soda taste sensations..." and the enjoyment of a perfectly good Beach Boys song has been fornicated since I can still remember that commercial from the early 80s more than I remember the original lyrics
The Biden for Senate campaign of the 1990s took Patrick Doyle's Henry V "St. Crispin's Day" soundtrack and trashed it
A Hemmorhoid remedy actually asked Johnny Cash if they could use "Ring of Fire" in a radio spot for their product Thank God he and his record company stopped them cold
Metallica defended their rights against file sharing and as a result a small portion their popularity actually (and IMNSHO unjustifiably)took a hit.
Whether you like their music or not, the members of Rush have a right to defend their intellectual property.
Now, if they were to insult a previous president while engaging in an obscene display of kiss assery as was done by a former Beatle who has apparently forgotten what happened when another former Beatle loudly engaged in political chest pounding, that might be another matter entirely.