Did you know that Rush Limbaugh DOES NOT have permission to use his theme?

[romantico]

Today the Pretenders were announced as being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The announcer gives a fact after each artist is listed. When he mentioned the Pretenders he said Rush Limbaugh uses one of their songs as a theme & they tried to have it removed (which it was for a short period of time)Well, I guess the record label gave him permission NOT the Pretenders. That sucks!

[Kingshakabobo]

1. I'm not sure, but I think there is a 30 second or less rule

where you don't have to pay royalties and, I assume, get permission.

[KurtNYC]

3. Fair use

which is generally about 7 seconds but this doesn't fit. Fair use is for illustrative use or incidental use - not for someone's theme song which gets played every day and then becomes associated with their production.

And Chrissie Hines says "bad boys get spanked..."

[tk2kewl]

2. it might be time for a reunion to record a Limbaugh is a pirate tune

or something of the sort

[wicket]

4. On my college radio show...

...I used to play that Pretenders song and I would always introduce it as "Rush Limbaugh stole this song from the Pretenders and tonight we're stealing it back!" :D

[UTUSN]

5. LIMBOsevic Has Talked about It and Claims

that the lead singer's parents are dittoheads, that she doesn't agree with his politics (duh) but doesn't object to his using it.