While I don't disagree that the whole copyright fiasco is too heavily focused on artists rights and very little on the public domain side of the equation, in this instance there seems to be a fuzzy grey area, specifically where the artists may take issue under state's Right of Publicity statues. While I have misgivings if such statues are for the 'important people' only and whether they're necessary, even the ASCAP calls out this case. http://www.ascap.com/~/media/files/pdf/advocacy-legislation/political_campaign.pdf
Do those alter the perception of whether or not John Oliver's rant is misguided?
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Stance on Right of Publicity
While I don't disagree that the whole copyright fiasco is too heavily focused on artists rights and very little on the public domain side of the equation, in this instance there seems to be a fuzzy grey area, specifically where the artists may take issue under state's Right of Publicity statues. While I have misgivings if such statues are for the 'important people' only and whether they're necessary, even the ASCAP calls out this case. http://www.ascap.com/~/media/files/pdf/advocacy-legislation/political_campaign.pdf
Do those alter the perception of whether or not John Oliver's rant is misguided?