BuzzFeed - "McCain Steals Music" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:41:14 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Keep the Courts out of Campaigns Use of Music! There is a Solid Reason! http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/keep-the-courts-out-of-campaigns-use-of-music-the-6hs-4c

Keep the Courts out of Campaigns Use of Music! There is a Solid Reason!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/keep-the-courts-out-of-campaigns-use-of-music-the-6hs-4c Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:56:07 -0400 Keep the Courts out of Campaigns Use of Music! There is a Solid Reason! rchemel adult Some more ironic GOP song use: playing Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer" for Tom Delay. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mwilkie/some-more-ironic-gop-song-use-playing-pete-seeger-6hs-i

Some more ironic GOP song use: playing Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer” for Tom Delay.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mwilkie/some-more-ironic-gop-song-use-playing-pete-seeger-6hs-i Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:47:14 -0400 Some more ironic GOP song use: playing Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer" for Tom Delay. mwilkie adult It's worth noting that the Convention would not have needed permission from the Wilson sisters, but http://www.buzzfeed.com/trj/its-worth-noting-that-the-convention-would-not-ha-6hs-k2

It’s worth noting that the Convention would not have needed permission from the Wilson sisters, but a license from ASCAP. Unless we know they didn’t have that either, calling it “stealing” is premature. It’s one of the wonders of copyright: just because Ann Wilson doesn’t like it, it doesn’t make it wrong.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/trj/its-worth-noting-that-the-convention-would-not-ha-6hs-k2 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:44:10 -0400 It's worth noting that the Convention would not have needed permission from the Wilson sisters, but a license from ASCAP. Unless we know they didn't have that either, calling it "stealing" is premature. It's one of the wonders of copyright: just because Ann Wilson doesn't like it, it doesn't make it wrong. trj adult Music isn't the only thing the campaign is stealing... http://www.buzzfeed.com/buth/music-isnt-the-only-thing-the-campaign-is-stealin-6hs-b

Music isn’t the only thing the campaign is stealing…

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/buth/music-isnt-the-only-thing-the-campaign-is-stealin-6hs-b Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:27:26 -0400 Music isn't the only thing the campaign is stealing... buth adult I wonder if a public performance license by venues covers the playing of the music these artists are http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/i-wonder-if-a-public-performance-license-by-venues-6hs-4c

I wonder if a public performance license by venues covers the playing of the music these artists are bitching about. Can you imagine a rock group that was pro-choice not wanting their songs to be played in a planned parenthood office? I found this FAQ on Music Licensing- it may answer some questions.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/i-wonder-if-a-public-performance-license-by-venues-6hs-4c Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:20:03 -0400 I wonder if a public performance license by venues covers the playing of the music these artists are bitching about. Can you imagine a rock group that was pro-choice not wanting their songs to be played in a planned parenthood office? I found this FAQ on Music Licensing- it may answer some questions. rchemel adult Heart's Nancy and Ann Wilson Warn McCain Campaign to Stop Using Their Music http://loosetncanon.blogspot.com/2008/09/hearts-nancy-and-ann-wilson-warn-mccain.html loosetncanon.blogspot.com ]]> http://loosetncanon.blogspot.com/2008/09/hearts-nancy-and-ann-wilson-warn-mccain.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:01:49 -0400 nonadult Jackson Browne Sues McCain For Using His Song http://techdirt.com/articles/20080817/2224151999.shtml techdirt.com ]]> http://techdirt.com/articles/20080817/2224151999.shtml Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:01:16 -0400 nonadult Mellencamp Asks McCain to Stop Using Tunes http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/02/04/mellencamp-asks-mccain-to-stop-using-tunes/ rollingstone.com ]]> http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/02/04/mellencamp-asks-mccain-to-stop-using-tunes/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:35 -0400 nonadult Heart Did Not Give RNC Permission To Use "Barracuda" http://wonkette.com/402578/heart-did-not-give-rnc-permission-to-use-barracuda#more-402578 wonkette.com ]]> http://wonkette.com/402578/heart-did-not-give-rnc-permission-to-use-barracuda#more-402578 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:22 -0400 nonadult Van Halen Mad At McCain Over Song Use http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/van-halen-mad-at-mccain-o_n_122464.html huffingtonpost.com ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/van-halen-mad-at-mccain-o_n_122464.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:59:32 -0400 nonadult Heart's Nancy Wilson Responds: "I Feel Completely F*cked Over." http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/heart-responds.html hollywoodinsider.ew.com ]]> http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/heart-responds.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:58:21 -0400 nonadult