Comments on: Thoughts on the Don Henley Lawsuit

By: Individualist

Individualist — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:25:04 +0000

"he also seeks and obtains explicit legal permission from the original artists prior to making parody"

That's what happened with Amish Paradise them……….. oh Wait!

By: Daryl Hanright

Daryl Hanright — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:29:23 +0000

And to everyone who spews out the garbage that Wierd Al Yankovic does it for a living, they need to know the fact that he also seeks and obtains explicit legal permission from the original artists prior to making parody. It is all too clear that DeVore believes he doesn't have to seek permission to do anything of the kind, which graphically demonstrates the arrogance of a political hopeful who's background is highly likely to be chock-full of indiscretions at least as serious as this one. DeVore can gain a vote in hell, but that's about the only lot willing to extend him any courtesy.

By: Daryl Hanright

Daryl Hanright — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:28:50 +0000

This isn't about freedom in the least. It's about the outright bastardization and flippent misuse of an artist's material for personal gain based upon the artist's material popularity. It's only being viewed as a 1st amendment violation by everyone who could care less about copyright and ownership, much akin to the growing millions literally stealing music from every online site possible without the slightest regard for the proprietary rights of the owner. Anyone who stammers freedom of speech on an issue like this is just one more on the pile who simultaneously believes that possession is nine tenths of the law and the old adage "what was once yours is now mine" philosophy.

Daryl

By: Ben Hall

Ben Hall — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:37:42 +0000

Mr Henley is an extraordinarily fine singer but seems rather thin skinned, and very petty.

By way of illustration, Don Felder's (ex Eagles guitarist) autobiography included a very amusing anecdote about how Henley wrote a long letter to the cleaners of the studio they were using when recording the Hotel California album, telling them that the toilet paper should be unrolled the other way around (explaining that, the way it had been positioned, it was impossible to see the pattern on the protruding length, and that the pattern had presumably been put there to be viewed). He may, however, be less of a prima donna than GLenn Frey

By: In a huff

In a huff — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:45:00 +0000

It is amazing to me that someone who could write "Get Over It" could be such a flaming liberal nut. Disconnect…

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By: Estreet

Estreet — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:43:56 +0000

I seriously doubt anyone has Weird Al's greatest hits on their ipods.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:36:17 +0000

Seems pretty straight forward to me… Henley doesn't want you to use his songs for your parodies and under copyright laws and music publishing guidelines that's within his rights as the author. It's not about free speech and the infringement thereof. You're allowed to say whatever you want. Just find some other artist's song to glom on to, someone who doesn't care, for your parody.

By: BigPop

BigPop — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:37:13 +0000

Keep fighting Chuck! I hope you clean his clock! Is there a legal defense fund we can contribute to?

By: Stellasal

Stellasal — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:30:27 +0000

This man has no lips. Weird.