Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V4 #262

["Martin" <MARTIN@epicgames.com>]

> From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
> Subject: Re: The Who Sold Out!
 
> Tommy, Paul, & Brian:
> 
> I hope you guys weren't too upset. After all, the odds are Pete and the
> boys are unaware of these...at least other than what their management
> might have briefly mentioned. If it was even mentioned...I doubt
> Townshend is hovering over his songs like a mother hen.
> Then too, *I* use My Generation (the LAL bass solo) in all of the radio
> ads for my store. And there's a bar shuttle bus service here called The
> Magic Bus which uses (TV ads)...you guessed it.
> 
> - -- 
> 
>             Cheers                ML
 
Well Mark, you are breaking the law and could face legal
action from the Who, their publisher, record label, RIAA,
BMI and ASCAP if you are not paying the proper individuals
royaltys for the use of the music in question. In order to use
the recorded music of someone else, you must pay them.
The fair use doctrine allows for samples of 7 seconds or less,
however that does not apply to most television or radio advertising.
I would look into this a little more before telling the world
about it if I were you. You never know, Pete might hear your
ad while driving to the Baba Center and have your ass hauled 
into court.

hope this helps  <---(sorry I had to)

Martin