NYT today covers hysterical uproar over an Illinois tea party candidate for Congress name Joe Walsh using famous "Lead the Way" song by the "other" Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang, etc.) in campaign and in video below, with new right-leaning lyrics, such as: "We’ve all had enough / Of this health-care stuff / We’re losing more jobs every day." "We've all been betrayed/by this cap and trade." "Pelosi and Reid wanna screw ya." "Joe Walsh is just the perfect guy to lead the way."
Lawyer for old Joe has sent letter to new Joe on gross copyright infringement -- guy in video uses the whole song with new lyrics. Joe the Candidate defends.
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The damage is done, Joe. Sue his ass! The case would be styled:
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He owes you and needs to STFU
Obviously, intellectual property (meaning, the fruits of one's mental labor) is yet another thing that the "Right" Wing considers "elitist", and therefore feels that an integral part of their "freedom" is to appropriate and exploit the fruits of others people's "mere" mental labor.
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