Re: Political Fair Use

From: Cumbow,Robert-SEA <CUMBR[_at_]perkinscoie.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 96 09:25:00 PDT

My friend Brian Lewis wrote about Bob Dole's campaign's use of the Isaac Hayes tune "Soul Man":
>
> I also think the assertion that a compulsory license covers Dole fails
> because the association of a song of this nature with the Republican
> party changes "the fundamental character of the work" which is the
> touchstone for SS115 applicability.

I think that argument holds water only if one subscribes to a stereotypical view of Republicans.

Bob Cumbow
<cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> Received on Fri Oct 18 1996 - 16:39:13 GMT

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