Comments on: Rush flushes Rush!

By: marilove

marilove — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:35:00 +0000

But I didn’t think it had to do with copyrights? Oh, yeah, donncha-m confirms. Copyrights and trademarks are not the same thing.

Again, how can you permit infringement if you don’t know it even exists?

By: Aloisius

Aloisius — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:24:00 +0000

There is no opt-out of the system. It is *compulsory* and the price is set by the copyright office. As long as Rush pays ASCAP/BMI/etc., he can continue to play Rush.

By: grimc

grimc — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:18:00 +0000

Assuming he actually pays for a license to ASCAP or whatever. And I’d suspect that there are caveats in the licensing agreement that gives artists some control over what their music is associated with.

By: suburbanhick

suburbanhick — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:46:00 +0000

However, Mr. Peart does describe himself as a “left-leaning Libertarian”.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:22:00 +0000

I love Rush, but those Rand inspired lyrics are cringe-worthy. Soo bad.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Your Journey is complete.

By: assassinmonk

assassinmonk — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Nothing new here. Politicians in the US are always using music that they feel is appropriate. When the singer/band finds out, though, they are often so disgusted by the politician or his/her message, that they get the song pulled.
Just look at all the idiot politicians that use Springsteen’s ‘Born In The USA’. Obviously they didn’t listen to the lyrics.

By: wysinwyg

wysinwyg — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Less intentionally funny.

By: wysinwyg

wysinwyg — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:08:00 +0000

Then again, Neil Pert was pretty obviously a huge Ayn Rand fan for a while…

By: Lobster

Lobster — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Seems like the entire world’s always in a Rush these days.

By: Philip Elliott

Philip Elliott — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:04:00 +0000

Always hopeful, yet discontent, he knows changes aren’t permanent, but change is.

By: Someone Else

Someone Else — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:09:00 +0000

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that the issue has already come up in the past, at least for Mr. Gabriel. Unfortunately I think it has already been determined that he “allowed” it to be used for too long already and thus he has forfeited his right to disallow it. I’m guessing he brought it up again in the hopes that it might “shame” Mr. Limbaugh into discontinuing use of his song of his own volition. Unfortunately that only works if someone is capable of shame.

As for Rush (the band), I’m guessing the same thing probably applies. That’s assuming I’m remembering correctly, which is probably too much to hope for.

By: lsamsa

lsamsa — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:16:00 +0000

Up front…I know nothing of the legalities in using someone’s music…or whether (the band) Rush was aware of Limbaugh using their music for all this time.
I do hope that the result is that Limbaugh must stop using their music…as I cannot think of any further divide than the thinking & morals of the three members of Rush versus the opportunistic & hate-filled bloviating of Limbaugh.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:33:00 +0000

re: “what is essentially a political broadcast.”

It’s more “political entertainment”, like the Daily Show, only less funny.

By: jhertzli

jhertzli — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:41:00 +0000

Another case of the abuse of IP laws…

By: Aloisius

Aloisius — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:24:00 +0000

Public performances on radio are licensed at a statutory compulsory rate. You don’t get to opt-out and there is no negotiating who gets to use your stuff for what. I suppose if he plays it in the video version of his radio show, it would require a synchronization right (which is has no compulsory licensing), but for radio, I’m not sure how Rush has any ability to restrict who gets to play their work.

By: Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:12:00 +0000

Well, of course not, we make those laws for the unwashed masses, not the good people…

By: Armando Navarro

Armando Navarro — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:25:00 +0000

You know Mark this reminds me of the Trees song also by Rush
but the highpoint of it all is that, by now, Rush Limbaugh is like a fallen tree
and every body is like grabbing the ax to cut i’m down
-(the foreman says in the background)-HEY MEN WE HAVE WORK TO DO!
sorry ’bout that…

By: grs

grs — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:19:00 +0000

And you’re my fact checkin’ cuz.

By: journey46

journey46 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:16:00 +0000

not a rush fan, may be just not a full on rush understander.
but i got it on that track.

thanks for not rushing me.

By: hug h

hug h — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:59:00 +0000

Peter Gabriel already did.

By: Jesseham

Jesseham — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:59:00 +0000

as seen in a later comment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_City_Was_Gone

By: hug h

hug h — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:58:00 +0000

There is always Ted Nugent- pretty sure he’s still in Rush’s corner.

By: Jesseham

Jesseham — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:54:00 +0000

I know him and he does!

By: Flashman

Flashman — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:29:00 +0000

By-Tor and the Snow Dog might have been more appropriate for this epic face-off.

By: Flashman

Flashman — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:27:00 +0000

And when he talks, he sounds like a regular guy.

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:21:00 +0000

This seems to be one of the ways to know that someone is a “conservative” in the U.S. these days: when they don’t believe the laws apply to them.

By: thegeniusfiles

thegeniusfiles — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:15:00 +0000

No his mind is not for rent, to any god or government. There’s always hope for your discontent. Those changes are permanent!

By: donncha-m

donncha-m — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:09:00 +0000

Not true. That only applies to trademarks; this is about copyright.

By: snowmentality

snowmentality — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:06:00 +0000

Huh?