Sunday, February 17, 2008
More Than a Feeling
The New York Times: "Tom Scholz, the chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston, has written to Mike Huckabee, complaining of his use of the group’s 1976 song “More Than a Feeling” in his presidential campaign without permission"
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This is pretty funny. We're all aware of the rights and restrictions artists can hold over their music. Scholz is totally in the right for arguing the legality of Huckabee's actions. But the fact the Scholz doesn't support Huckabee's campaign should not in any ways be tied into the punishment. Nonetheless, Scholz is in the wrong, but Huckabee is the wronger.
Scholtz can allow whomever he wants to play his music. I mean, first of all, he's not being compensated. Second of all, he's not a fan of Huckabee. That sucks. That song means something to him. For someone whom he doesn't like to use his own song for personal profit? That's almost detestable.
That, and if you know anything about US copyright, one would automatically assume that 1) Scholz is a Huckabee supporter, or 2) a sellout. Neither of which are great.
It does seem that by using the song, Huckabee is receiving a sort of endorsement from Scholz. Scholz is perfectly within in his rights to ask Huckabee not to use it, but at the same time, does he really think that there were McCain supporters who decided to vote Huckabee on the basis of the endorsement of Boston? "This candidate plays my favorite band, therefore I clearly agree with his politics..."
This is really assuming. It is true that hearing "more than a feeling" during Huckabee's campaign does not make one think that the band members support Huckabee. My question is, what does "Sweet Home Alabama" have to do with Huckabee's campaign?
When are politicians going to learn to ask first? I don't understand why Mike Huckabee finds this song pertinent to his campaign in the first place.
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