Rock band Rush says Rand Paul’s campaign can’t use its songs

Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2010, 6:15 am by Paddy
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Man, this is so Political Campaigning 101. What the hell is wrong with these doofuses?

WASHINGTON — 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.

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  • Marnie

    That private property thing gets Ayn Rand P all confused, doesn't it?

  • http://twitter.com/spacetrucker steve

    Rush was my favorite band in the 70s and early 80s even with their pro Ayn Rand influence.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/JTGMCMVNZTEB3RLWMLQX6TYNNI Bj

    Isn't that what a libertarian free market no rules kind of guy does? Laws smaws, just take what you want to use for your profit. Accountablility, research, the other guys profit, not important, just Rand's agenda. See, this is how he will govern. “Oh, I made a mistake, my bad.” What he'll say in the next 15 minutes, but the heart, head and organizational operations are clearly shown here in this theft.