Comments on: Shut Up and Don’t Sing http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:13:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ken http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447915 ken Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:59:00 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447915 They were fine with allowing the song to be used to sell minivans. Of course I'm sure Honda pays a lot better. So they're happy to be used to sell minivans to soccer moms...as long as those moms don't get all uppity and run for office. They were fine with allowing the song to be used to sell minivans. Of course I’m sure Honda pays a lot better. So they’re happy to be used to sell minivans to soccer moms…as long as those moms don’t get all uppity and run for office.

]]> By: nk http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447745 nk Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:20:29 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447745 Well, we dealt with justification clauses in the Second Amendment and it's better not to go there. Even without the explicit power, the Copyright Act would stand up under the Commerce Clause these days. "Limited time" is more fruitful and the First Amendment even more so. Well, we dealt with justification clauses in the Second Amendment and it’s better not to go there. Even without the explicit power, the Copyright Act would stand up under the Commerce Clause these days. “Limited time” is more fruitful and the First Amendment even more so.

]]> By: Milhouse http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447720 Milhouse Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:45:32 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447720 Put another way: Would allowing artists to prevent their songs from being used in political campaigns with which they disagree cause even one more song to be written? If not, then Congress is not authorised to grant artists this right. Put another way: Would allowing artists to prevent their songs from being used in political campaigns with which they disagree cause even one more song to be written? If not, then Congress is not authorised to grant artists this right.

]]> By: Milhouse http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447718 Milhouse Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:44:14 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447718 Bear in mind that the only purpose for which Congress is authorised by the constitution to grant copyrights is to encourage people to create new works. So the crucial question here should be, had the songwriters known that their work would be used in this manner (the appropriate ASCAP license fee having been paid) would they have been dissuaded from writing the song? The answer is obviously no, they would have written it anyway. Therefore to whatever extent the copyright can be argued to prevent this use of the song, it's unconstitutional. Bear in mind that the only purpose for which Congress is authorised by the constitution to grant copyrights is to encourage people to create new works. So the crucial question here should be, had the songwriters known that their work would be used in this manner (the appropriate ASCAP license fee having been paid) would they have been dissuaded from writing the song? The answer is obviously no, they would have written it anyway. Therefore to whatever extent the copyright can be argued to prevent this use of the song, it’s unconstitutional.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447612 Xrlq Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:44:47 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447612 Dubya did use the song in 2000, but stopped when <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tompetty/articles/story/5924324/tom_petty_makes_george_w_bush_back_down" rel="nofollow">Petty Tom whined about it.</a> Dubya did use the song in 2000, but stopped when Petty Tom whined about it.

]]> By: Anwyn http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447602 Anwyn Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:48:46 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447602 It was "Running on Empty" and HuffPo called Browne a "McCain scourge" for filing the lawsuit. Hahahahahaa. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/browne-v-mccain-political-rocker-sues-politico-over-running-on-empty/ I hope Dubya or any other Repub never did and never *does* use "I Won't Back Down." Can you think of any song that more belies its title line in the complacent little tired, wimpy way the singer sings it and the song in general is written? It was “Running on Empty” and HuffPo called Browne a “McCain scourge” for filing the lawsuit. Hahahahahaa.

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/browne-v-mccain-political-rocker-sues-politico-over-running-on-empty/

I hope Dubya or any other Repub never did and never *does* use “I Won’t Back Down.” Can you think of any song that more belies its title line in the complacent little tired, wimpy way the singer sings it and the song in general is written?

]]> By: Harry Landers http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447419 Harry Landers Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:37:57 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447419 I'm afraid that John McCain and Sarah Palin are just going to have to content themselves with rockin' out with some of those crazy Pat Boone tunes. I’m afraid that John McCain and Sarah Palin are just going to have to content themselves with rockin’ out with some of those crazy Pat Boone tunes.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447392 Xrlq Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:05:57 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447392 I heard about that, but don't know the details. I can't picture any song of his fitting a campaign nearly as well as "Barracuda" does for Sarachcuda, though. I heard about that, but don’t know the details. I can’t picture any song of his fitting a campaign nearly as well as “Barracuda” does for Sarachcuda, though.

]]> By: tgirsch http://xrlq.com/2008/09/05/shut-up-and-dont-sing/comment-page-1/#comment-447381 tgirsch Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:52:40 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=3622#comment-447381 Hey, you forgot to ridicule Jackson Browne. And he even <i>sued</i>. Hey, you forgot to ridicule Jackson Browne. And he even sued.

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