Rush (Band) gives Rush Limbaugh Cease & Desist Order

[moxham123]

Rush (Band) gives Rush Limbaugh Cease & Desist Order

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca ... 25309.html

[f.sciarrillo]

He is getting it from all directions, wow.

[songsmith]

The PDF of the actual cease and desist letter:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/Rush-Not ... -03-06.pdf


I understand Peter Gabriel has or is also issuing a C&D letter.

[songsmith]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... 1eTbcAgfto

[f.sciarrillo]

I guess he is getting it from all ends then. Wow.

[Sapo]

el rushbo will tell them to piss off. this whole thing is a manufactured bunch of silliness.

[Merge]

If he paid for the rights to use the songs, there's little they can do, I believe.

[whitedevilone]

el rushbo will tell them to piss off. this whole thing is a manufactured bunch of silliness.

This indeed.

[Hawk]

I love Rush. I listen to him nearly every day. It's fun to listen to a simple commentator who the entire Republican Party Politicians are afraid of. And what he thinks is what they have to follow in lock step.

It's a shame that the real republican people can't tell their Republican representatives to stand up to the guy. But then the Politicians have NO backbone.

Why isn't this thread in the political arena ?

[tornandfrayed]

I love Rush too! I am fond of "Caress of Steel" on vinyl right now...

[f.sciarrillo]

I love Rush also. Chronicles was their best one. Even though it is a compilation cd.

[songsmith]

Big Rush fan, too. Caress of Steel is also my favorite at the moment, followed by Moving Pictures, but that could change any day. I've worn through several copies of 2112 as well.

[jetcitywoman]

Rush is a big fat idiot. How anyone could identify with him is beyond me. He getting now what his big fat mouth deserves. I love it!

can you say big fat hypocrite?

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-1561324.html

[Sapo]

did someone say something?

[RobTheDrummer]

What did he say? I missed the whole thing....

[Hawk]

What did he say? I missed the whole thing....

LOL...too much Fox ?

Just kidding...

[moxham123]

Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

This article explains the answer.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter

[f.sciarrillo]

Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

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As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.

[RobTheDrummer]

What did he say? I missed the whole thing....

LOL...too much Fox ?

Just kidding...

Nahh, been out of the loop. What did he do?

[jetcitywoman]

How does anyone (on this thread!)identify with anyone making 40+ mill per year and net worth of 350mil?

just curious.. life?

[songsmith]

Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

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As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.

Actually, there are several ways they CAN. They can claim it will hurt their branding (I know I always wondered why uber-liberal Cryssie Hynde allowed her work to be the theme song, and am always aghast when I hear Rush on his show) and either stop use or tie it up in court (or threaten to). They can call for negotiations through Harry Fox Agency for royalties. Most people just issue a C&D letter, and the threat of messy legal action does the rest. You are right, though, Frank... the US is a fair-use country per the Berne Convention, you don't need permission, but you'll pay if you use something, and often quite expensively.

[P MAC]

F#$%k Rush. Not the band. He is a pompous ass and deserves all the shit coming his way. I stopped listening to him years ago.

[f.sciarrillo]

Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter

As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.

Actually, there are several ways they CAN. They can claim it will hurt their branding (I know I always wondered why uber-liberal Cryssie Hynde allowed her work to be the theme song, and am always aghast when I hear Rush on his show) and either stop use or tie it up in court (or threaten to). They can call for negotiations through Harry Fox Agency for royalties. Most people just issue a C&D letter, and the threat of messy legal action does the rest. You are right, though, Frank... the US is a fair-use country per the Berne Convention, you don't need permission, but you'll pay if you use something, and often quite expensively.

I was reading that since he technically is a DJ, and his show is on the radio, and he pays the fees to have the music played, there is nothing that they can do. It isn't like a tv station, which they can do something about that.

[songsmith]

I was reading that since he technically is a DJ,

How strange that so many worship and defend the rants of a college-droput, 4-times-married, fat-mouthed deejay who needs off-market Viagra and Dominican rent-boys.
If you or I called someone a slut on nationwide media, we'd get WAY worse than El Rushbo is getting.
You know, if you're a capitalist, you can't really complain about it all. This is the free market in action. People don't like his product lately, and are complaining to the only people who have any control over him, using their buying-power as ammunition. I LOVE that people aren't using the conservative whipping-boy, "big government," to get him out, they're using the weight of their wallets. 99% > 1%

[Banned]

If you or I called someone a slut on nationwide media, we'd get WAY worse than El Rushbo is getting.

Like Bill Maher, who has called women tw@ts, c#$ts......?