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Irish Mike  
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  More options Sep 7 2008, 8:29 pm
Newsgroups: alt.gossip.celebrities, alt.showbiz.gossip, rec.arts.tv, alt.politics, rec.gambling.poker
From: "Irish Mike" <mjos...@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 22:29:09 -0400
Local: Sun, Sep 7 2008 8:29 pm
Subject: Re: History of "Barracuda" - from Wikipedia!!!
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"Mason Barge" <masonba...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:wtadnQprA5bMaF7VnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...

> "The Questioner" <calamaroo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:34d52d54-ef67-4bce-bdf3-824caff1b7f6@s20g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> [...]
>> 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.

I have no knowledge of the Wilsons, the song or their agreements.  But I
wouldn't be too hard on them.  If you are in the entertainment industry, TV,
music or movies, doing any thing that even appears to be anti-Obama can be
very hazardous to your career.  And if an evil Republicans buys the rights
to one of your songs and plays it, in the eyes of the left wingers, that
qualifies as being anti-Obama.

Irish Mike



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