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imakenosensetopeople t1_ix4wxmn wrote

Reply to comment by thegreatestajax in Tom Petty’s estate slams Kari Lake for ‘illegal’ use of song in ‘failed campaign’ by ftyftghryht

For what it’s worth, I don’t mind the repost, I’m just sad that politicians keep using unlicensed music, and strangely predictably enough it always seems to be from that side of the aisle.

Edit - the trolls have kindly/rudely pointed out, I should use the term “allegedly unlicensed”

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thegreatestajax t1_ix4x2p6 wrote

Firstly, it’s not unlicensed. Secondly, find more important things to care about.

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imakenosensetopeople t1_ix4xlsc wrote

Sure, I see “unlicensed” was the wrong word. What’s the correct term for “contacted the artist/estate/intellectual property owner and got permission to play the song?”

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thegreatestajax t1_ix4ya7i wrote

The correct term is “they don’t need to if the venue has an ASCAP license”.

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imakenosensetopeople t1_ix50d2v wrote

Except the concern was, the campaign was using it - not just a single instance in a single venue. Can the campaign purchase an ASCAP license, and did they? Or is the assertion here that any venue which played the song had their own ASCAP and the complaint filed by Petty’s estate is not going to hold up?

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