Rush Pulls Spirit from Rand Paul's Campaign

"In Web ads and at campaign appearances, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul sometimes has called on the music of the band Rush to give his message a little pop. It turns out the campaign wasn't using the music with the band's permission, according to Rush's attorney, Robert Farmer. Farmer, general counsel for the Anthem Entertainment Group Inc. in Toronto, which is Rush's record label, has sent a letter to Paul campaign officials informing them that they have violated copyright laws - and urging them to stop. 'This is not a political issue - this is a copyright issue,' Farmer said in an interview. 'We would do this no matter who it is.' Besides, all three members of Rush - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart - are Canadians, not Americans, he pointed out." - Louisville Courier-Journal, June 2, 2010 - Thanks to J Grismore for the headsup!
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 4, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    But Neil does live in California. Ok, so he's a Canadian living in the USA.

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  2. KennethJune 4, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    I guess that this is where Rush officially "Jumps The Shark".

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  3. Neil ObstatJune 4, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Jump the shark.... realy?

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  4. UnknownJune 4, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    Neil's Canadian and you know it!

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  5. KennethJune 5, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Musicians and celebrities are all on the extreme left side of things Canadian, American, English, etc.Had Obama used "Spirit Of Radio" in 2008 during his campaign, they all would have been high fiving each other.Either that, it is a last minute bid to gain the acceptance of the extreme leftist rag "Rolling Stone" magazine.

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  6. SEDJune 7, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    Or it could just be that they don't give a s*it about American politics?

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