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"David Byrne is suing the Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, because Crist used the great Byrne/Talking Heads track ''Road to Nowhere' in a campaign ad (Crist is now running for senate)." - Boing Boing
"Another tactic the Republicans [the party "of which he was a member until very, very recently"] have used to justify this kind of thing is the right to political free speech. Their argument is that the song is integral to making a political point, and therefore falls under free speech. Well, that’s just crazy talk — the song has nothing to do with Crist’s political views. It simply has a title that is a handy catchphrase, as does the Jackson Browne song — but the content of the song itself doesn’t have any connection with the politician’s campaign or agenda.
"So, my lawyers and I have filed a lawsuit — and we also hope the Republicans might not engage (again) in this kind of illegal behavior in the future."
"David Byrne is suing the Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, because Crist used the great Byrne/Talking Heads track ''Road to Nowhere' in a campaign ad (Crist is now running for senate)." - Boing Boing
"Another tactic the Republicans [the party "of which he was a member until very, very recently"] have used to justify this kind of thing is the right to political free speech. Their argument is that the song is integral to making a political point, and therefore falls under free speech. Well, that’s just crazy talk — the song has nothing to do with Crist’s political views. It simply has a title that is a handy catchphrase, as does the Jackson Browne song — but the content of the song itself doesn’t have any connection with the politician’s campaign or agenda.
"So, my lawyers and I have filed a lawsuit — and we also hope the Republicans might not engage (again) in this kind of illegal behavior in the future."
Charlie Crist is not a republican; Marco Rubio is the republican candidate.
He was running as Republican when he ran the ad to attack Rubio.
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