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Jackson Browne v. John McCain et al<\/em>. ![](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/08\/2308ld1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n \t\tEveryone I know, everywhere I go \t\tRunning on – running on empty W<\/strong><\/em>hether you read the Main Stream Media<\/a>, law blawgs<\/a>, or celebrity rags<\/a>, you surely know by this morning that liberal-activist singer-songwriter Jackson Browne<\/a> — who wants<\/a> a world with “More light, more love, more truth, more innovation” — is suing Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using Browne’s song “Running on Empty” without permission in an ad mocking Barack Obama for suggesting proper tire inflation could do more to solve our gasoline crisis than drilling offshore. According to the WSJ Law Blog<\/a><\/em> and the L.A. Times<\/em> Top of the Ticket<\/em> blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n It’s a lovely summer Saturday, so there’s no chance of getting any legal insights out of Prof. Yabut or the rest of the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang about this lawsuit. And, all the media and web stories point out the obvious ironies. As we mentioned in a post<\/a> on Valentine’s Day 2004,<\/p>\n “Browne\u2019s 1977 anthem Running on Empty<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>appeared during my first year practicing law, and captured the out-of-control fatigue of the anxious neophyte in a high-powered, government job.<\/font>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n One does have to wonder why a candidate fighting a too-old-guy image, and running against an inspiring young man giving us “a reason to believe,” would choose this particular song.<\/p>\n Naturally, RonE<\/em> also has a bit of resonance for an aging Baby Boomer (yes, that is redundant) who’s dealing daily with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. So, the story was a great excuse for finding a YouTube presentation of “Running on Empty”<\/a> from a live concert in 1979, and listening to it this morning.<\/p>\n We hope fellow Obama supporter Jackson Browne won’t mind our including the YouTube clip here for your entertainment and education:<\/p>\n Having used up our alloted time for posting and finding content today, you’re stuck with a few more poems by dagosan<\/em> from the brand new edition of Simply Haiku<\/em>:<\/p>\n first warm day a broken heart carved summer solstice: … by David Giacalone – Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (vol. 6 no. 3, Fall 2008)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And, here’s a reduced version of a Giacalone photo-haiga<\/a> that somehow seems to fit today:<\/p>\n naked scarecrow – from Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (vol. 6 no. 3, Fall 2008)<\/p>\n Photo: Arthur Giacalone By the way: Nice timing for this controversy and publicity: Next month, Jackson Browne will issue his first studio album in six years, titled Time the Conquerer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jackson Browne v. John McCain et al. Everyone I know, everywhere I go People need some reason to believe Running on – running on empty Running on – running blind Running on – running into the sun But I’m running behind .. lyrics from “Running on Empty” (1977) by Jackson Browne Whether you read the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[555,1414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-haiku-or-senryu","category-qs-quickies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-2xK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12204,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780\/revisions\/12204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPeople need some reason to believe<\/font><\/p>\n
\nRunning on – running blind
\nRunning on – running into the sun
\nBut I’m running behind<\/font><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/08\/roe1.jpg\")
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\n.. lyrics<\/a> from “Running on Empty” (1977) by Jackson Browne<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a> “They used a John Mellencamp song until he made them stop<\/a> and he used an ABBA song and a Frankie Valli song — it’s ridiculous and it’s setting a terrible example,” Iser said. “It’s shocking that they don’t even attempt to get permission. There’s no copyright difference between using a song to sell cars or by people running for president. The music industry continues to suffer due to lack of respect for intellectual property rights, and a candidate for president has a duty to lead by example and ensuring their campaign does as well. The copyright protections are derived from the Constitution itself.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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<\/font>\u00a0 By the way:<\/em> As we noted in one of our posts<\/a> on efficient driving, the Federal Trade Commission consumer alert \u201cSaving Money at the Gas Pump: A Bumper-to-Bumper Guide<\/a>\u201d (2006) says: \u201cWhen it comes to stretching your gas budget, how you drive can be almost as important as how far you drive.\u201c And: “Keeping your tires properly inflated and aligned can increase gas mileage up to three percent<\/em>.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bww2prhAWEA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n
\ni reach for her
\ngloveless hand<\/p>\n
\non the frozen pond \u2014
\nfish bucket empty<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nno shade on either
\nside of the street<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/08\/2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n
\nbirds of prey
\ncircle above<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPoem: David Giacalone
\nSimply Haiku<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/08\/jacksonbrowne-timetheconqueror.jpg\")
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p.s. <\/strong><\/em> Need more to chew over while hammock-swinging this weekend? Check out the Lawyer2Lawyer Interview of Gerry Spence<\/a>, by J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi (via LegalBlogWatch<\/em><\/a>; and see our discussion<\/a> of this lawyer legend and neophyte blawger) Even Prof. Yabut is going to listen to find out why Spence — like the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang — says “Lawyers disappoint me.” (Update\/Disclaimer<\/strong>: See Scott Greenfield’s comment<\/a> and my response below.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"