November 20, 2008

Copyright issues in political ads: Jackson Browne vs. John McCain

Good article on fair use vs. copyright infringement by the Republican Party in their use of "Runnin' on Empty".
John McCain to Jackson Browne: You're Welcome | Listening Post from Wired.com

John McCain has two words for Jackson Browne: You're welcome.

That's the gist of a response to Browne's lawsuit that the McCain campaign's sampling of his classic (or, as they put it, "long-ago published") "Running on Empty" implied that the famously lefty singer-songwriter was endorsing the maverick but nevertheless Republican presidential candidate.

Posted by cmwillis at November 20, 2008 12:05 PM
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