Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008 | Music
Honey you really tempt me You know the way you look so kind I’d love to stick around but I’m running behind You know I don’t even know what I’m hoping to find Running into the sun but I’m running behind — Jackson Browne, “Running on Empty“ Singer Jackson Browne at a rally against the Iraq war in downtown Los [...]
The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Jackson Browne is suing John McCain for using the song “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad — and the veteran rocker is also calling the candidate a great pretender when it comes to standing up for constitutional rights. Browne, one of rock music’s most famous activists for liberal causes, is “incensed” that the presumptive Republican [...]
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Singer Jackson BROWNE is suing the Republican Party for using his RUNNING ON EMPTY hit in a campaign ad for presidential candidate JOHN McCAIN without his permission. The angry star - a Democrat voter and supporter of McCain’s rival Barack Obama - wants the commercial pulled and is demanding damages from party bosses. Browne’s lawyer Lawrence Iser [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned songwriter and liberal political activist Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit today against Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee in the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California. The lawsuit stems from a recent television commercial for Senator McCain's presidential bid that incorporates the song Running On Empty, a song...
KOMO - News - Entertainment (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission.
Celebrity Mound (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Jackson Browne doesn’t want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song “Running on Empty” without his permission. The lawsuit claims the song’s use was an infringement of his copyright [...]
CB Music (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Veteran folk-rocker Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against both the Republican National Committee and it's candidate for president John McCain, according to a report published today by the Los Angeles Times. Browne says he is incensed by McCain's use of his best known song Running On Empty
Lowering the Bar (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
John McCain's latest campaign ad continues the pop-culture theme of his Britney/Paris ad, this time using the song "Running on Empty" to mock Obama for proposing gas conservation through tire inflation. That's my song, said Jackson Browne, who is not...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | yesterday
And so we come to the close of another Minor League Baseball season. And what a season it's been: We watched babies enjoying beer, were introduced to the magical wonders of Wizard Cat, and thrilled...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | yesterday
And so we come to the close of another Minor League Baseball season. And what a season it's been: We watched babies enjoying beer, were introduced to the magical wonders of Wizard Cat, and thrilled...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Next we'll cover the defense. My final post will look at special teams, practice squad, the injured and IRed and notable snubs. Defensive End Patrick Kerney Lawrence Jackson Darryl Tapp Baraka Atkins That's a fine group. Kerney and Jackson are your starter, being the most complete, three downs ends. Tapp is your designated pass rusher and should see action especially when Jackson slides inside. I...
Pros and Cons (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
I find this unbelievably — almost criminally — incompetent: Jackson Browne doesn’t want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song “Running on Empty” without his permission. The lawsuit claims [...]
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
You'd think some musical has-been would be happy about someone playing his song. But when you're a whiny liberal, it's all about you and your politics.Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
p2pnet news view | Music:- US presidential candidate John McCain apparently believes he doesn’t have to answer to the RIAA. McCain seriously upset Paris Hilton by comparing Barak Obama to her (and to Britney Spears). But no worries because all that happened was Paris produced a hilarious spoof that’s been viewed to millions of times and is [...]
