Jackson Browne May Pursue Suit Against McCain
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Jackson Browne May Pursue Suit Against McCain
A court has given Jackson Browne a green light to pursue a lawsuit against former presidential candidate John McCain and the Republican National Committee over the use of one of his songs.
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LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2009)—A court has given rocker Jackson Browne a green light to pursue his lawsuit against Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee for using his song "Running On Empty" during the presidential campaign.

The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied a motion from McCain and the RNC to dismiss the lawsuit.

McCain and the RNC had claimed First Amendment rights and fair use in using the song in an online campaign video, but the court disagreed.

A hearing is set for late April.

Browne's lawyer, Lawrence Iser, says they're happy that the court recognized that people running for office are not entitled to violate an individual's intellectual property for a political campaign.

McCain has said he was not involved with the making of the video.

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Posted by: Dr. Who Location: Waco on Feb 26, 2009 at 08:43 AM

This is ridiculous. It is simply a political move by Jackson Browne, who is so far left that he falls off the map.
Posted by: Sharon Location: Hamilton on Feb 25, 2009 at 11:52 AM

That is partly what is wrong with the world today. sue,sue,sue McCain probably did not even know where the song come from and I'm sure no one bought a CD just because it was heard during McCain promotion.
Posted by: Randy Location: Temple on Feb 25, 2009 at 09:56 AM

You get'em Jackson.
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