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Jay Has A Legal Opinion, Part Deux

You may recall this post , where I talked about how artists got mad when political campaigns used their songs and wondered why the campaigns didn't get permission. Well, there's a new news article about just that here . Note a couple of things: 1. Once again, it's the McCain campaign ticking people off. This time, it's Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and formerly Nirvana), who objects to the McCain campaign's use of their song "My Hero." I went to see the Foo Fighters a couple of months ago and I will tell you, I have never seen a guy who's more of a rock star than Dave Grohl. I don't mean that in a "he's a jerk" way, but in a "he walked out on stage and the crowd went crazy for fifteen minutes before he even played a note" way. It was insane . You do not want to piss off Dave Grohl, man. His adoring fans will kill you. 2. Apparently, the Obama campaign has been asked to stop using a song! Sam Moore objected to th