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Originally Posted by drofgnal
How about all the politicans who without permission use copyrighted songs for campaign themes. Before her campaign imploded Michelle Bachman had to be reminided by Tom Petty that 'American Girl' was copyrighted material and asked her to stop using it! Others have done so as well.
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drofgnal, I think that you have a misunderstanding of US copyright law regarding music.
I could be wrong, but I don't think that the copyright holder has the right to prohibit the public performance of a song. He just has the right to be paid for it.
As far as I know, when Democratic musicians ask Republican politicians to stop using their songs, they are merely making a request (accompanied by a self-serving press release) rather than making a demand.