Paglia on the Palin Effect

Michele 'fess up -You're a double agent!
from Michele to demonstrate that she is one.

Such wishful thinking ... she's the real McCoy. (And that goes ditto for Scott R.)

Yeah, Scott R., my words weren't clear, sorry. God forbid that you be a Republican or have a skin disease. Amen.

here's "mavericky" for ya - mccain continues to ignore copyright laws and abuse intellectual property rights.

from the foo fighters:

This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property.

The saddest thing about this is that My Hero was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song. We hope that the McCain campaign will do the right thing and stop using our song -- and start asking artists' permission in general!

from van halen:

The band had no idea McCain was planning on using "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio telling us, "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given."

from counsel for jackson browne:

Not only have Senator McCain and his agents plainly infringed Mr. Browne's copyright in Running On Empty, but the Federal Courts have long held that the unauthorized use of a famous singer's voice in a commercial constitutes a false endorsement and a violation of the singer's right of publicity.

john mellencamp:

At some recent John McCain campaign rallies, John Mellencamp’s "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" have been booming out over the speakers. Mellencamp hasn't yet made a public response, but his reps are quietly reaching out to McCain and asking him to stop playing his tunes.

from actor mike meyers:

Mike Myers, insisted that the Arizona Republican take down a web ad that used a clip from his movie Wayne's World.

heart (ann and nancy wilson):

Heart sent a cease-and-desist notice to the McCain-Palin campaign Thursday afternoon after their hit "Barracuda" was used - twice - without permission as the official rallying cry for the vice presidential candidate after her nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. McCain campaign officials failed to ask either the group, Universal Music Publishing or Sony BMG whether the song was fair game to use. It wasn't.

from the band, orleans:

"This is yet another example of John McCain not learning anything from George Bush's mistakes. First, McCain adopted Bush's failed policy of an open-ended war in Iraq, then he wrapped his arms around the failed Bush economic policies that have put the squeeze on middle class families. Now, he's making the same mistake George Bush made illegally using a copyrighted song without asking either the writers or the performers for permission."

from warner music group:

Warner Music Group demanded that YouTube remove a video, set to Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" that had been posted on Sen. John McCain's official YouTube channel. the video has been replaced with the message, "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Warner Music Group"

source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/heart-van-halen-orleans-j_n_124264.html