History of "Barracuda" - from Wikipedia!!! - alt.gossip.celebrities

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Mason Barge

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From: "Mason Barge" <masonba...@comcast.net>

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:37:39 -0400

Local: Sun, Sep 7 2008 9:37 am

Subject: Re: History of "Barracuda" - from Wikipedia!!!

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"The Questioner" <calamaroo...@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:34d52d54-ef67-4bce-bdf3-824caff1b7f6@s20g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
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> I think McCain/Palin should definitely stop playing Heart's version of
> "Barracuda". They should respect their copyrights.

McCain is fully "respecting their copyrights". The Wilson sisters put the
license in the open market for a royalty fee, which the McCain campaign
paid.

There is a bit of dishonesty here, in the Wilson's demanding that McCain
"cease and desist" from using their song. This language is a term of art in
court orders enjoining illegal activity. The Wilsons do not have, are not
going to get, and are not even going to file a complaint seeking a "cease
and desist" order, because the usage is legal.

What the Wilsons did was request that McCain stop using the song.

I'm not pro-McCain, but this crappy PR "spin" is a bit of unsavory
dishonesty. And don't tell me it isn't dishonest, since it clearly fooled
you, as it was intended to do.

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