[JerseyHighlander]

I’m almost 100% certain it is perfectly legal for official political candidates to use media articles for campaigns and campaigning without renumeration to the media copyright owner...

This is why politicians will continue to use certain pop music songs on the campaign trail even after the owner/performer of the song has expressly demanded a stoppage to the use of the piece of music....

This is why politicians will send out excerpts of news articles in campaign mail flyers.

[nina0113]

This is why politicians will continue to use certain pop music songs on the campaign trail even after the owner/performer of the song has expressly demanded a stoppage to the use of the piece of music....

If you're referring to the Wilson sisters whining about the use of "Barracuda", the GOP had paid for the rights to use it, and the little crybabies were just trying to shame them out of it. Didn't work.