Posted on 02/05/2010 1:08:28 PM PST by a fool in paradise
Bruce Springsteen wants his name off a lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs.
A statement on Springsteen's Web site Thursday said he didn't know about the lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court and wouldn't have agreed to be a plaintiff if he had been asked.
It says Springsteen's representatives demanded the immediate removal of his name Thursday morning after learning about the lawsuit filed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers...
The suit claims Connolly's Pub violated Springsteen's copyrights by letting an unidentified band perform two of his songs for profit...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Sing PING
Does this group have to pay the composer of this song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg
the video is becoming a hit..so if they don’t profit directly from it..do they have to license or is it enough of a satire element to get away with it.
Poor baby
Cool move despite his apparent dislike for Conservatives.
ASCAP gets money two ways. When an artist pays for their services, and when they find someone somewhere to cough up fines or monthly “protection” money.
I don’t like Springsteen. Never have. But in this instance,he may just “get it”.
Does ASCAP still have a case if the person they are collecting on behalf of said “I’m not party to this suit”?
Or are they still trying to collect money on his behalf (as ASCAP)
it would be a general lawsuit. As a member of ASCAP, they act on your behalf—and on the behalf of all of their members.
Keep in mind that copyright law is pretty picky. If you pass on one defense of your copyright, you might lose the ability to defend another. Case in point are all of these lawsuits that Disney does over Mickey Mouse uses. They don’t really give a hoot if I use Mickey Mouse on a birthday cake, but if they do not defend it they risk the chance of “vacating” their rights.
I know it sounds trivial, but that is how the law works.
I would suspect that they do.
How can they sue on account of a birthday cake if the evidence has been eaten?
They sue the cake maker. Who doesn’t take a picture of a Mickey Mouse cake?
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