"My Friends" I didn't do it.......

[samplegirl]

I didn't even know it was going on."

That's the line former Republican presidential nominee and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is taking in a federal lawsuit that claims he violated the copyright of Jackson Browne's 1977 hit song, "Running on Empty," when it aired in one of his presidential campaign commercials.
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McCain claims the Republican Party is solely responsible for his campaign ad, not him, and has asked that he be stripped from the case.

The federal judge handling the case disagreed. Judge Gary Klausner said McCain and the GOP have an "agency relationship," meaning that "once an agency relationship is established, the principal is liable for the acts of her agent, even if the principal does not expressly authorize or instruct her agent to take any action." He also questioned how using 20 seconds of the song in a TV ad constituted fair use, as the RNC claims.
Hmm, I wonder if the RIAA will weigh in on this?



Cross posted at SteveAudio

[Duer 157099]

1. The buck stops... over there ------------------------->

way waaaaaaaaaaaay over there, somewhere

[Turbineguy]

2. Even if

"Running on Empty" is your theme song, you still have to honor copyrights.

[liberal N proud]

3. They did this over and over with group after group

If he wanted to he could have fired the individual who did select and use the music.

Since he allowed that person to do it multiple times, he his responsible.