----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 12:10
PM
Subject: RE: Behringer
begs
the question, obvious to whom. i recognized it right away.
that
being said, i know there was a lawsuit brought by isaac hayes against miller
brewing co forappropriating the shaft theme for an ad which starred richard
roundtree. even though the ad was in the *style* of the movie theme, it was
different. the jury couldn't tell the difference between the original wah wah
part and the wah wah part on the ad (ad music was composed by the orchestrator
of the movie, jj johnson) and awarded to hayes.
i
wonder if a jury could tell that it's the same hendrix part on the current tv
ad.
stig
If it is obvious and they are not paying, they will be
soon- I would be very surprised otherwise- ever since Vanilla Ice vs.
Bowie I think there is less tolerance-
C
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:37
AM
Subject: RE: Behringer
If I were a guitar player and I sounded like Jimi
Hendrix,
that's perfect acceptable. BUT, if
I try to release a
recording of "Purple Haze", I
need to get a license from
Hendrix' estate.
** okay. this brings up an interesting thing. there's a
car ad (?) out right now that uses an acoustic guitar rendition of the
guitar part of a hendrix tune (i think the tune is "come on" from electric
ladyland). think the hendrix estate is getting any dough for
that?
sorry this is late was away yesterday due to car stuff . .
.
stig