Re: [microsound] use of songs during wartime

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On Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Robair, Gino wrote:

> This topic brought a couple of questions to mind:
> 1. Does ASCAP and BMI track these "public performances" and give 
> royalties to the artists? (if you've ever worked in a coffee shop or 
> bar that plays the radio, you know how persnickety these organizations 
> can be about "collecting" for their artists.)

This is clearly in the terrain of "fair use" as we are obviously 
teaching Iraq a lesson and Falluja is technically a "classroom" and not 
really a "warzone" (since the war is actually over, remember?)


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> 2. Do the armed forces get permission from the artists and publisher 
> to play these tunes for warfare purposes? Remember what happened when 
> a certain politician co-opted "Born in the USA" w/o getting the 
> artist's permission (or really understanding what the song was about)?

I think AC/DC made it pretty clear as to their support of the military. 
For those about to rock, we salute you...




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