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>>I guess I don't get the hypocrisy... if they don't own the rights to the song, then why not just up off a few cents per attendee and pay the licensing fee rather than try to steal it?
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>These musicians have maturity levels of a five year old when they start threating to sue when public figures with different views use their music as part of their "anthem"
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>The hypocrisy is simple. These musicians have NO problem accepting royalties on sales of their album, which surely includes purchases from consumers with wildly different views. If Survivor truly wants to sue Kim Davis, they only way they can go to a judge with "clean hands" is if they start returning some royalties. Otherwise they should just shut up.
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>I was a big fan of Heart until I heard they pitched a fit back in 2008 over the Palin issue.
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>At some point there's an issue of fair use.
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>When I used to shoot fireworks in our big backyard, I use to crank up Pearl Jam, and one year we had nearly 75 people there. Given that I'm further to the right than Eddie Vedder, should he sue me because I cranked "EvenFlow" for many to hear? It's bloody ridiculous.
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>(And by the way, I don't agree with Kim Davis' actions).

...some interesting fair use developments....
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/eff-scores-a-win-in-long-running-dancing-baby-copyright-case/