Eagles' Joe Walsh Threatens To Sue Candidate Walsh - Rock Star Warns Candidate Over Misuse Of Song

[Kadie]

Jan 27, 2010 10:32 am US/Central
Eagles' Joe Walsh Threatens To Sue Candidate Walsh
Rock Star Warns Candidate Of Same Name Over Misuse Of Song

WINNETKA, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― If Congressional candidate Joe Walsh of Winnetka was looking for attention, he found it -- but maybe not the kind he will appreciate.

Attorneys for rock star Joe Walsh of the Eagles are demanding that Walsh's campaign discontinue the use of a music video "Lead the Way," due to copyright infringement and violation of trademark laws, the Lake County News-Sun is reporting.

A letter from Los Angeles attorney Peter Paterno says the United States Copyright Act prohibits the use of "someone else's song for your political campaign promotions unless you get permission from the owner of the copyright in the song. Maybe you got so busy with the campaign that you just forgot. But that's not OK."

"Now, I know why you used Joe's music -- it's undoubtedly because it's a lot better than any music that you or your staff could have written," Paterno wrote. "But that's the point. Since Joe writes better songs than you do, the Copyright Act rewards him by letting him decide who gets to use the songs he writes."

The campaign of Walsh, a conservative, tea party Republican candidate in the 8th Congressional District, unveiled the music video using the music of "Walk Away," an early pre-Eagles Joe Walsh hit with James Gang.

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:rofl:

[pleah]

1. Do it, Joe!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[JuniperLea]

2. Those dim-witted Pubbies just never learn!

With just a few hideous, glaring exceptions, rockers are mostly lefties.

[Kadie]

7. I guess not.

They keep doing it over and over again. LOL

:hi:

[KonaKane]

3. What do they know about the law?

I mean, after watching what the did with the law for 14 plus years (imagine the act of wiping one's derrier after pinching a loaf), why would you assume they would have even a passing care about the law?

[TexasProgresive]

4. I find this hard to believe

I mean isn't this guy a law abiding Republican. You know, one of those people who scream, Rule of Law, Rule of Law!?

[Ardent15]

5. Joe is awesome

This brings a smile to my face.

[spanone]

6. sad thing is it will cause joe a fortune to sue.

[gratuitous]

8. How did I know it was a Republican? And a tea-bagger, to boot

He just chose the wrong song. He meant to play "Life's been good to me (so far)".

[Bombero1956]

9. I love it

"We trust that you will promptly comply with this request so that we don't have to go all Jackson Browne on you," Paterno wrote to candidate Walsh.

In reference to Jackson Browne suing the McCain campaign last year for using Running on Empty without permission.