what's worse?

[M. (hristine]

Will somebody please tell bjorn that it's inappropriate to use "effed in the a" in a pejorative sense, as there are those who find such activity pleasureable, and thus its meaning is unclear.

"perjorative sense"

 

Dammit!

[Analogman]

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. - Levon Helm, former drummer for The Band, is suing a Manhattan advertising firm over the use of the band's signature song, "The Weight," in a television commercial.

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In a lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court in December, Helm asks for information about BBDO Worldwide's profits from the commercial for Cingular cell phone service and for financial compensation for the use of his performance.

 

Helm's attorney, Michael Pinsky, said state law prohibits the use of a celebrity's voice or likeness for profit without his prior written permission.

 

Pinsky said Helm received a royalty payment from the use of "The Weight" in the commercial, but doesn't feel he has been adequately compensated.

 

According to an annual royalty statement from EMI Records, which owns Capitol Records, The Band's record label, Helm took home one-fifth of half of the licensing fee that BBDO paid to Capitol for the right to use the song, Pinsky said.

 

A BBDO spokesman declined comment.

 

"It was just a complete, damn sellout of The Band

[DawgSong]

didn't Neil Young even drop his stance and start having corporate tour sponsorships?

 

like many of you, I have changed my stance on artists granting songs to advertising...

but please keep the product somewhat within the realm of the song, and your own

personality.

 

when I hear Blue Sky (one of my all-time fav songs) I wish I didn't think of menopause