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My darling darthgeek pointed this out to me.

Jibjab, the makers of the Kerry/Bush animation that uses the music from This Land Is Your Land which was written by Woodie Guthrie is being threatened by the lawyers who represents the music publisher who owns the rights to the song.

TRO believes that the Jibjab creation threatens to corrupt Guthrie's classic -- an icon of Americana -- by tying it to a political joke; upon hearing the music people would think about the yucks, not Guthrie's unifying message. The publisher wants Jibjab to stop distribution of the flash movie.

'Cause, you know, Woody Guthrie didn't know the *meaning* of the word political.

I'd take this a bit more seriously (or at least be less cranky about the whole thing) if Arlo was the one protesting.

(no subject)

My darling darthgeek pointed this out to me.

Jibjab, the makers of the Kerry/Bush animation that uses the music from This Land Is Your Land which was written by Woodie Guthrie is being threatened by the lawyers who represents the music publisher who owns the rights to the song.

TRO believes that the Jibjab creation threatens to corrupt Guthrie's classic -- an icon of Americana -- by tying it to a political joke; upon hearing the music people would think about the yucks, not Guthrie's unifying message. The publisher wants Jibjab to stop distribution of the flash movie.

'Cause, you know, Woody Guthrie didn't know the *meaning* of the word political.

I'd take this a bit more seriously (or at least be less cranky about the whole thing) if Arlo was the one protesting.