Neil Young Sued By The Prezzie!
Burbank, CA--A spokesperson from Reprise Records confirmed that aging rocker Neil Young has been slapped with a ten million dollar lawsuit over uncleared samples used in his song "Let's Impeach The President". The song, which features snippets of speeches delivered by George W. Bush during his State of The Union addresses in 2004 and 2005, is included in Young's upcoming politically-charged album Living With War.
The record company spokesperson quoted Young as saying that he had never included samples in his work before, and that the White House press office hadn't bothered to return his calls anyway, since he was Canadian. Furthermore, Young said that he had heard somewhere that samples less than four seconds long were considered fair use and didn't need to be cleared.
MarilynCarolyn.com tried to get a direct quote from Young himself, but his manager Bernie Schmukstein stated that he was "tied up in various last-minute meetings" with the RIAA, CIA, and the Skull & Bones society all afternoon. His manager did suggest the possibility of an upcoming tour, but only mentioned that stops at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Abu Gharib Prison in Iraq had been confirmed for Young so far.
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The record company spokesperson quoted Young as saying that he had never included samples in his work before, and that the White House press office hadn't bothered to return his calls anyway, since he was Canadian. Furthermore, Young said that he had heard somewhere that samples less than four seconds long were considered fair use and didn't need to be cleared.
MarilynCarolyn.com tried to get a direct quote from Young himself, but his manager Bernie Schmukstein stated that he was "tied up in various last-minute meetings" with the RIAA, CIA, and the Skull & Bones society all afternoon. His manager did suggest the possibility of an upcoming tour, but only mentioned that stops at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Abu Gharib Prison in Iraq had been confirmed for Young so far.
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