Posted on 09/16/2016 7:02:12 PM PDT by bobsunshine
Donald Trump unveiled a new visual campaign theme in Miami on Friday – a mashup of the Broadway musical 'Les Misérables' and an epithet Hillary Clinton leveled at his supporters one week ago.
He took the stage, introduced by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as the 'Les Mis' anthem 'Do You Hear the People Sing' blasted through loudspeakers.
The video screen behind the podium flashed to an artistic rendering of 'Les Deplorables' – pilfered from Reddit – complete with USA and 'Trump' flags replacing the French colors, and a bald eagle soaring over the revolutionary scene.
'Welcome to all of you deplorables!' Trump boomed as thousands screamed 'Trump! Trump! Trump!' and 'We love you!'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
ROFL!!!
I’m loving it!
Bravo!!
If Hillary or anyone else wins, it will be with fraudulent ballots. Or an executive order cancelling the election. God, PLEASE PROTECT MR. TRUMP. Amen.
If not, then this country is beyond reclamation.
Thanks. I was about to post the same question Rose did, but figured someone would ask first and also that some knowledgeable FReeper would answer.
Thank you for posting that info!
Now THAT was awesome.
Thanks! This is great rallying cry for Trump supporters. It also shows Trump in control, he can have some fun, like yesterday with his closure on Clinton’s Obama birther rumor in DC where he so pricelessly played the media. What’s Clinton got? Did she avoid collapsing, having a seizure, or coughing fit.
I love this so much.
Thank you for this!
Re. post 77. Did you accidently add me to a ping list? If so, please remove me. Thanks.
EXCERPT:
WHEN CAN CAMPAIGNS USE MUSIC?
To use music in advertisements (television and internet), a campaign needs to receive legal permission from both the song’s publisher and the artist’s record label. The use of music at a live campaign event requires a “public performance” license, generally attained from one of the United States’ performing rights organizations. These organizations track the use of music and help distribute royalties from such events.
Technically, campaigns do not need to receive explicit permission from the artist to use their work, but it should be noted that even if a politician has all the requisite legal permissions the artist can still sue the campaign. The author(s) could make a claim to their “Right of Publicity,” which is a legal protection many states give celebrities and artists. The right of publicity generally protects the use of someone’s name and likeness for commercial reasons. However, this right is not yet nationally recognized. On the federal level, the Lanham Act protects an artist’s trademark or brand by offering protection against false endorsement in which the use of an artist’s work can imply the artist’s support. Politicians and their campaigns also need to acquire proper licensing from the publisher, record label, and venue.
What About Fair Use?
One of the most crucial pieces of U.S. copyright law, created to ensure the protection of free speech, is the doctrine of fair use. Fair use is defined as the copying of copyrighted material done for a “limited and ‘transformative’ purpose,” which may legally be done without the artist’s or license holder’s. However, fair use is loosely defined and limited by various court decisions.
There are two general categories of fair use. The first is commentary, in which a copyrighted work can be used in limited instances to provide examples and clarity–this is most commonly seen in scholarly works. The second category of fair use is parody, in which large sections of an original work may be copied and used in a satirical manner. When fair use claims make it to court, judges employ a four-point test to evaluate how the material was used and what the consequences were. Fair use claims are particularly strong when the use was for educational or informative purposes, or when the original work has been significantly modified to create something new.
When used to set a mood or accompany a politician’s platform, the use of music on a political campaign is generally not protected under fair use. The parody of a popular song for a campaign may constitute fair use, but otherwise artists would still be entitled to the protections established above. Although campaigns are not often afforded fair use protections, these claims are looked at on a case-by-case basis. While there may be some cases in which fair use protects campaigns, generally speaking, that is not the case.
More at link:
http://lawstreetmedia.com/issues/politics/campaign-music-fair-use/
Thank goodness for alternative media and a campaign that knows how to use it!
[There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes.]
NEW DAY DAWNING IN AMERICA!
This is inspired.
Best campaign season ever.
Glenn Beck must be ready for the Thorazine after about this one, with all his warnings we don’t want a “French Revolution”. Don’t get me wrong, he is correct, however this is still about the ballots Glenn...
Yeah. Wasn’t it bon jovi or someone who told GWB that he could not use his songs in his rallies? Someone like that I think.
He can have the guitarist Jacob Seales who is doing all his bumper music do something like Vanilla Ice did with the song "Pressure" on lead guitar a few bars / notes changed and let the audience sing it, especially if you hand out the lyrics as you come in the stadium ;-).....
That will scare the livin' bajezzhus out the Press Core!
Is team Trump not only following social media, but Freerepublic and ConservativeTreeHouse as well?...
Me thinks so ;-)...
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