The Jackson Browne vs. John McCain feud is over with. Last year during the President election, the McCain campaign used “Running On Empty” without Browne’s permission. Browne filed lawsuit against McCain and the Republican party. They admitted they were wrong, they apologized to Jackson Browne, and promised they will never use any of his songs in the future.
More on it here:
http://www.nme.com/news/jackson-browne/46245
Respecting copyright is very important in the music industry. Music fans may not fully understand copyright yet, but even greedy politicians don’t even understand it.
If you own your music and if someone uses it without permission, you have the right to control it how you wish.
Kev
The McCain camp is fighting back at Jackson Browne in defense of McCain’s use of Browne’s hit song “Running on Empty” during the Elections. If you read the court documents TMZ posted, the McCain camp is begging for a lawsuit dissmisal and they defend their use of the song.
They claim that Browne failed to prove how this is infriging his copyright to the song without use of permission and they also prove in the response that McCain had every right to use the song whenever he wanted. They also blame Browne for attacking McCain with this just so Browne can promote his new album. They say that using iconic songs for public use is not copyright infrigement.
TMZ reports:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/19/mccain-jackson-browne-used-me/
I’ve said it once before and will say it again, you don’t want to mess with John McCain.
Kev
The McCain camp is fighting back at Jackson Browne in defense of McCain’s use of Browne’s hit song “Running on Empty” during the Elections. If you read the court documents TMZ posted, the McCain camp is begging for a lawsuit dissmisal and they defend their use of the song.
They claim that Browne failed to prove how this is infriging his copyright to the song without use of permission and they also prove in the response that McCain had every right to use the song whenever he wanted. They also blame Browne for attacking McCain with this just so Browne can promote his new album. They say that using iconic songs for public use is not copyright infrigement.
TMZ reports:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/19/mccain-jackson-browne-used-me/
I’ve said it once before and will say it again, you don’t want to mess with John McCain.
Kev
Legendary singer/songwriter Jackson Browne has sued Senator John McCain claiming the presidential hopeful used the hit song “Running on Empty” for a TV commercial without Browne’s permission.
Billboard reports:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003839205
Sorry but I think Browne is fucking with the wrong guy. McCain will get out of this one pretty clean.
Kev
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