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Esbat (4:05 PM on Fri Feb 22, 2008)

I thought it was a great choice of song, but I thought the rule was no more than a 10 second sampling?

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mike weber (6:48 PM on Fri Feb 22, 2008)

There is no actual rule. There are "rules of thumb". If the judge has particularly small or large thumbs, someone can get screwed.

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mike weber (6:49 PM on Fri Feb 22, 2008)

And then there's the Naked Cowboy suing over what he claims is the misuse (without permission) of his copyrighted image in an M&M commercial...

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Esbat (12:00 AM on Sat Feb 23, 2008)

Because, of course, he is a large, rotund, candy coated figure of renown...

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mike weber (12:16 AM on Sat Feb 23, 2008)

No, because he is a guy who stands outside in New York City in all weather in boots and white undershorts and cowboy hat, playing c&w music, and because he has copyrighted/trademarked that image.

And because the M&M ad featured an M&M wearing cowboy hat, boots and white shorts playing guitar and singing in NYC.

They're probably toast.

Check this article: http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/n...

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Marilee J. Layman (5:32 PM on Sat Feb 23, 2008)

mike, that article is written by a college junior and makes weird assumptions. The facts are interesting, though.

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mike weber (7:10 PM on Sat Feb 23, 2008)

There are other articles (including the one that oi opriginally read); that one had one of the better summations that i saw.

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Santana (3:55 AM on Tue Mar 4, 2008)

Rock music excites me more than any other music. I listen to a lot of singers. But I have a special love for Foo Fighters band. Their style has really made its way to my heart and without doubt to a lot of other Rock music. Unfortunately, I’ve a chance to watch them on stage only once because tickets are always pricy. I’ve just discovered a site to compare ticket prices for free and I find it something important because this way I can look for the cheapest price offered. You may need to use it:
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I hope I can see them this summer!!!!

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