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DinahMoeHum

(21,774 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:00 PM Jul 2016

"Don't Use Our Song" - Usher, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, etc

- a message for politicians, particularly GOoPers and Trumpsters:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/07/john-oliver-dont-use-our-songs-hbo-usher-michael-bolton-heart/492854/

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"Don't Use Our Song" - Usher, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, etc (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 OP

That one grabs at your heart. If you have one. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2016 #1

unless you get permission... heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #2

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

1. That one grabs at your heart. If you have one. n/t

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:52 PM

Jul 2016

heresAthingdotcom

(160 posts)

2. unless you get permission...

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:20 PM

Jul 2016

and trump getting permission ain't going to happen

The truth is that many of the times when musicians speak out about the use of their work in politics, the offending politician is in the clear, legally speaking. It usually depends on the venue: Somewhere like the Quicken Loans Arena, where the RNC happened, has likely already obtained a blanket license from performance-rights organizations, which allows the use of almost any song. If a venue doesn’t have a license, the campaign will usually obtain one.

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