Rush (Band) gives Rush Limbaugh Cease & Desist Order

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:24 pm

Rush (Band) gives Rush Limbaugh Cease & Desist Order

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca ... 25309.html

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:37 pm

He is getting it from all directions, wow.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:53 pm

The PDF of the actual cease and desist letter:
http://www.bobcesca.com/images/Rush-Not ... -03-06.pdf

I understand Peter Gabriel has or is also issuing a C&D letter.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:59 pm

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... 1eTbcAgfto

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:43 pm

I guess he is getting it from all ends then. Wow.

Sapo · Post by **Sapo** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:10 pm

el rushbo will tell them to piss off. this whole thing is a manufactured bunch of silliness.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:13 am

If he paid for the rights to use the songs, there's little they can do, I believe.

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:49 am

Sapo wrote:el rushbo will tell them to piss off. this whole thing is a manufactured bunch of silliness.

This indeed.

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:51 am

I love Rush. I listen to him nearly every day. It's fun to listen to a simple commentator who the entire Republican Party Politicians are afraid of. And what he thinks is what they have to follow in lock step.

It's a shame that the real republican people can't tell their Republican representatives to stand up to the guy. But then the Politicians have NO backbone.

Why isn't this thread in the political arena ?

tornandfrayed · Post by **tornandfrayed** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:23 pm

I love Rush too! I am fond of "Caress of Steel" on vinyl right now...

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:21 pm

I love Rush also. Chronicles was their best one. Even though it is a compilation cd.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:15 pm

Big Rush fan, too. Caress of Steel is also my favorite at the moment, followed by Moving Pictures, but that could change any day. I've worn through several copies of 2112 as well.

jetcitywoman · Post by **jetcitywoman** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:28 pm

Rush is a big fat idiot. How anyone could identify with him is beyond me. He getting now what his big fat mouth deserves. I love it!

can you say big fat hypocrite?

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-1561324.html

Sapo · Post by **Sapo** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:03 am

did someone say something?

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:29 am

What did he say? I missed the whole thing....

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:47 am

RobTheDrummer wrote:What did he say? I missed the whole thing....

LOL...too much Fox ?

Just kidding...

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:57 am

Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

This article explains the answer.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:05 am

moxham123 wrote:Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter

As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:37 am

Hawk wrote:
RobTheDrummer wrote:What did he say? I missed the whole thing....
LOL...too much Fox ?

Just kidding...

Nahh, been out of the loop. What did he do?

jetcitywoman · Post by **jetcitywoman** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:18 pm

How does anyone (on this thread!)identify with anyone making 40+ mill per year and net worth of 350mil?

just curious.. life?

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:36 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:
moxham123 wrote:Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter
As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.

Actually, there are several ways they CAN. They can claim it will hurt their branding (I know I always wondered why uber-liberal Cryssie Hynde allowed her work to be the theme song, and am always aghast when I hear Rush on his show) and either stop use or tie it up in court (or threaten to). They can call for negotiations through Harry Fox Agency for royalties. Most people just issue a C&D letter, and the threat of messy legal action does the rest. You are right, though, Frank... the US is a fair-use country per the Berne Convention, you don't need permission, but you'll pay if you use something, and often quite expensively.

P MAC · Post by **P MAC** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:56 pm

F#$%k Rush. Not the band. He is a pompous ass and deserves all the shit coming his way. I stopped listening to him years ago.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:34 pm

songsmith wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
moxham123 wrote:Can Rush and Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter
As long as Rush Limbaugh is paying the fees to have it on his show, they can't.
Actually, there are several ways they CAN. They can claim it will hurt their branding (I know I always wondered why uber-liberal Cryssie Hynde allowed her work to be the theme song, and am always aghast when I hear Rush on his show) and either stop use or tie it up in court (or threaten to). They can call for negotiations through Harry Fox Agency for royalties. Most people just issue a C&D letter, and the threat of messy legal action does the rest. You are right, though, Frank... the US is a fair-use country per the Berne Convention, you don't need permission, but you'll pay if you use something, and often quite expensively.

I was reading that since he technically is a DJ, and his show is on the radio, and he pays the fees to have the music played, there is nothing that they can do. It isn't like a tv station, which they can do something about that.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:53 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote: I was reading that since he technically is a DJ,

How strange that so many worship and defend the rants of a college-droput, 4-times-married, fat-mouthed deejay who needs off-market Viagra and Dominican rent-boys.
If you or I called someone a slut on nationwide media, we'd get WAY worse than El Rushbo is getting.
You know, if you're a capitalist, you can't really complain about it all. This is the free market in action. People don't like his product lately, and are complaining to the only people who have any control over him, using their buying-power as ammunition. I LOVE that people aren't using the conservative whipping-boy, "big government," to get him out, they're using the weight of their wallets. 99% > 1%

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:01 am

songsmith wrote: If you or I called someone a slut on nationwide media, we'd get WAY worse than El Rushbo is getting.

Like Bill Maher, who has called women tw@ts, c#$ts......?

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