Posted on 08/14/2008 12:51:51 PM PDT by pissant
Guess elephants have some serious short-term memory issues! Everyone knows singer Jackson Browne is a serious liberal, everyone except, apparently, John McCain. Now Browne is fighting mad and has filed suit against McCain and his party, alleging they falsely suggested he was on their side.
Browne claims the GOP used his epic hit "Running on Empty" in an ad for McCain without his permission, adding that the ad mocks Barack Obama, which Browne ain't none too happy about.
The suit wants the ad to stop running -- STAT -- and is seeking damages. Browne's lawyer Lawrence Iser says this ain't the first time McCain has done this -- he did it with ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me" and well-known Democrat John Mellencamp's song "Pink Houses." Iser says "In light of Jackson Browne's lifelong commitment to Democratic ideals and political candidates, the misappropriation of Jackson Browne's endorsement is entirely reprehensible."
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
It was in an anti-obama ad, I think
Ping.
Actually, Browne was born in Germany to when his father was stationed there as an American serviceman just as John McCain was born in Panama when his father was serving there.
Thus, Browne is just as much an American citizen as you or I or McCain.
Poor Jackson, he’s made millions, and he loathes his country.
Poor Jackson, he’s made millions, and he loathes us.
He looks like he’s had some bad plastic surgery.
I wondered the same thing. I suppose this is newspeak—we don’t need no stinkin’ grammar—
*sigh*
susie
“Last night I watched the news from Washington, the capitol
The Russians escaped while we weren’t watching them, like Russians do
Now we’ve got all this room, we’ve even got the moon
And I hear the U.S.S.R. will be open soon
As vacation land for lawyers in love”
I'll bet the big crowds and big bucks aren't there for him any more....that's when the over-the-hill liberal big-mouth entertainers usually start lashing out at something or other related to politics.
Leni
Ah, Jackson Browne, woman beater. Nice to hear from him.
Jackson Browne is a member of ASCAP. Anyone can play any of his songs as long as they pay the royalties to ASCAP. It would be ridiculous if everyone who played a song at an event had to get written permission from the artist and performers. As long as McCain doesn’t use it in a commercial, there’s nothing Browne can do but complain.
Hard to say , his women usually just kill themselves . Kinda like Ariana turning her husband gay .
Thanks.
The current term of a copyright is for the life of the writer plus 50 years, I believe. I don’t know who owns or controls Jackson Browne’s copyrights, but it is entirely possible that this is a licensed use where the entity who does control that copyright granted it. It could be that Browne just personally doesn’t like it, but if he doesn’t control the copyright, I don’t think he can do much except complain. I’m sure he’ll still cash the check for his portion of the licensing fee, though.
He’s had work done - looks plastic.
don’t need no stinkin’ grammar...
BUT WAIT! The author makes up for his idiot writing by using big words...oooh, oooh, look...words like “misappropriation” and “reprehensible.”
Oh, wait a sec...those weren’t the author’s words, just quotes.
For a moment there I thought I could give the author credit for something.
Nevermind.
don’t need no stinkin’ grammar...
BUT WAIT! The author makes up for his idiot writing by using big words...oooh, oooh, look...words like “misappropriation” and “reprehensible.”
Oh, wait a sec...those weren’t the author’s words, just quotes.
For a moment there I thought I could give the author credit for something.
Nevermind.
double post, what_not, dummy. oops.
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