Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad

Heck, it doesn't matter that much anyway. The McCain campaign is already running on empty.:)

That's why the song was so perfect for his campaign. ;-)
The song is copyrighted and Mr Browne does have the right to sue.
I say, go for it, Jackson!

I agree...go ABBA (never thought I'd say that) go John Mellencamp....out on a rail.....

It scares the hell out of me. The United States of America is running on empty, period.....
...doesn't do any good, to look like you want to blame Jackson Browne for that..... does it?

Get a life. Sounds as if you like to do a lot of blaming yourself here....and I can breath just fine, but thanks anyway.

Learn how to read and then make your discussion about what you really are trying to say.

well, Tam...let's not diss what's left of the music industry, and, Jackson Browne deserves a little more credit, don't you think??...and I'll just have to pray you understand....(inhale...exhale...)

Doesn't RNC know they have to get permission to use people's songs in their ads?
Looks like desperation to me. They don't care if they get sued

They probably thought a washed-up, has-been, woman-abuser would be honored just to have his music being played again. Whatever happened to any publicity is good publicity? Maybe he was still trying to lay low from the ass beating he gave Darryl Hannah and this forced him out of hiding.

They probably thought a washed-up, has-been, woman-abuser would be honored just to have his music being played again.

They thought wrong didn't they!! ;-)

Whatever happened to any publicity is good publicity?

That's only true for Republicans like Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff, Larry Craig,... :-)

Maybe he was still trying to lay low from the ass beating he gave Darryl Hannah and this forced him out of hiding.

Maybe he's simply exerting his rights to his music! ;-)

it's a great article--very applicable.

I usually hate linking to myself, but it looks like this old piece is relevant again.

You know it's funny but what you are saying in your article isn't true as a whole. I am as conservative as one can get but my favorite band is TOOL and I absolutely love Guns N F'N Roses!!! TOOL helped me get off the shrinks couch and deal with my past issues and I will never stop listening to their music. Maynard James Keenan is my hero, bravely singing about some of the very things that suffocated me for much of my early adulthood. I may be a conservative but I can still rock out with the best of them. G'N R just plain rock. What can I say, my life was forever changed the day I heard "Sweet Child 'O Mine" for the first time. Axl may be an A-hole, but he's still the best front man of all time. I'll wait three hours after the opening band gets done to hear Axl sing ANY night!

So true, like Ronnie Reagan's use of Springsteen's Born in the USA without knowing it was a slam on the US govt about our involvement in Vietnam!! :-o

I am sure that Jackson or John Cougar wasn't thinking of McCain when they wrote the song.

How can YOU be sure what they were thinking about when they wrote these songs? YOU can't because YOU weren't there, were you? Maybe Jackson was thinking about John McCain and how bad McCain would beat on him like he beat on Darryl Hannah. Maybe he was scared and he was "running on empty" just thinking about what a low-life woman beater he is. I think that is what he was thinking. I am sure of it!

Clearly I was not there when the songs were written. Emphasizing a satirical point. I sense the hostility toward the person, not the music. point taken.

Yeah, the almost word for word repetition - that old spin machine?

Anyway, on the topic of the seed copyright law is not new or all that complicated - you have to get the artist's permission and pay to play their music.

It really is a no brainer. There are certain clubs looking at songs that the DJ plays, and fines being imposed. The record companies and artists have been losing money left and right from illegal downloads, but maybe that is above the law for self promoting in a political campaign.

Chum, you're a gem....good post...looks like somebody owes the thread an apology...couple people...

I really didn't want to get into it. The entire article was about copyright infringement and royalties but it seemed that character assassination was more interesting. Thanks Chum for changing the flow with your insightful research.