[butterdezillion]

So if Ryan paid an ASCAP or BMI royalty fee, what does the artist have to say about it, legally speaking?

[wardaddy]

this contention can only be fought out in a federal court and most pols don't want the negative attention...here is a snippet from "the old grey hag" over some unkown pop group Silversun asking Romney to stop using a song called "Panic Switch"

A publicist for the Silversun Pickups said the band does not agree that the use of the song is covered under the blanket licenses. Copyright experts say such licenses, usually bought by restaurants and other businesses that play recorded music, do protect the campaign from many copyright complaints, but a politician can still be sued under the federal trademark law for false advertising if the use of the song implies that the musician has endorsed the candidate.

I suppose the candidate could always make a statement or banner saying musician doesn't endorse this campaign...sounds silly doesn't it

sad fact..creative people are emotional driven more often than not..and that pushes them to that sort of reasoning and they are lemmings..they look around first to see how to answer