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PaulSMF
Posted 2012-08-30 11:38 AM (#31171 - in reply to #31144)
Subject: RE: Paul Ryan and Dee Snider
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Captain Howdy, I agree with you on this one. I also lean more conservative on most issues but not all. Like JJ's post, I also appreciate talent and support artists who have different political views than mine if I like their work. I have been a TS fan going back to 1977. I also knew some of their political leanings having read an interview with JJ talking about how his mother worked on the JFK campaign (which I think was pretty cool as I still believe he was an excellent president.). It mattered not to me - I still went to as many shows as I could and kept up with the releases. The only problem I have is with those who are so over the top - a few actors come to mind like Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin and Ellen Barkin - that it makes it hard to look past the individual and just enjoy their craft. It is too much of a distraction to enjoy what may be excellent work. What I found perplexing about Dee's public stance is that ON THE SURFACE it smacks of hipocrasy. Dee took a famous strong stand against the PMRC defending free speech against a left wing liberal, Al Gore that disagreed with him, yet he wants to mute speech of someone who he disagrees with? Remember that most of the public is not familiar with the law and appearances & image do matter more than it should. I am not in the music industry so I can't speak about what the rights and limitations are of using copyrighted material. I have to trust what JJ said about licensing as I would consider him very knowledgeable in that area - particularly with his management background. However, as far as commerce law goes, you can not refuse to sell a product to someone unless it is a restricted material and they do not have the proper clearance. You must also offer it at the same price or it is a form of discrimination - which is prosecutable. I would think that if any campaign wanted to use copyrighted material and they paid the same rate as another candidate who used the same, they should be allowed to. I am open to legal correction in that regard if I am misinformed. If Obama wanted to use Nugent's "Dog Eat Dog" I think he should be able even if Ted would object - bad example as I think for several reasons he wouldn't but it makes the point . By the way, Iran executes gay people for just for being gay. JJ, please do not even imply that Republicans are of the same ilk whether they agree with gay marraige or not.

All that being said, I will not burn my TS shirts or stopping listening to their music. Too many great memories going back to the Club Daze. It would be like erasing a great part of my life. If the band wants to speak out on issues that are important to them, that is their constitutional right and are free to do so. I just wish that any person with a wide public forum does so intellectually and not emotionally.

Edited by PaulSMF 2012-08-30 11:39 AM


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