Huckabee had to fork over $25 grand for ‘Eye of the Tiger’ usage

Posted by | June 27, 2016 16:46 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Survivor sued Mike Huckabee for copyright infringement for using “Eye of the Tiger” at rallies promoting anti-gay Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.

Huckabee blasted the song by the band Survivor after Davis spent some time in the clink for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after last year’s Supreme Court ruling. Rude Music, who owns the rights to the Survivor song, sued Huckabee for unauthorized use of the song and copyright infringement, according to aCNN report.

The campaign argued that the event was a “religious assembly” and thus not bound by requirements to pay since it is “non-commercial.” The problem with that, however, is that Huckabee’s campaign claimed the event as part of his campaign and expenses show that the rally was paid for on behalf of the campaign.

The former Fox News commentator ultimately agreed to a confidential settlement, but campaign finance disclosure forms released last week from the Federal Election Commission show that he paid $12,500 to Rude Music, Inc. in May 2016. The disbursement is listed as “legal settlement” for “copyright infringement.”

This was one of two payments Huckabee’s campaign has made so far. The first $12,500 payment was listed as an “itemized disbursement,” however. The other half is listed as “debts and obligations.”

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17 responses to Huckabee had to fork over $25 grand for ‘Eye of the Tiger’ usage

  1. oldfart June 27th, 2016 at 17:04

    Well, waddya know…there IS justice in the country.

    • alpacadaddy June 27th, 2016 at 21:35

      … bits & pieces, now & again!

  2. arc99 June 27th, 2016 at 17:42

    No complaining governor.

    This is the free market in action. Conservatives tell us, markets are the solution to all problems known to civilized man. In this instance, it was.

  3. burqa June 27th, 2016 at 17:48

    Good.
    Now the Stones can go after Trunt and shake some money loose from him…

  4. spacegod June 27th, 2016 at 17:59

    Rude!

  5. Hirightnow June 27th, 2016 at 18:27

    Payin’ up
    for stealing a so-ong
    used it lots, took my chances.
    Out of the race
    now the lawsuit called me wrong
    ’cause the guys
    who wrote it
    hate my aaaaaassssssss
    Guess I’ll
    keep on fund-raising just not using that song
    gotta try
    to remain in the public eye-eye
    As the last guy
    That God trusts
    I’ll keep leading the fight
    ’cause what matters to Him is I Keeeeeeep
    on fund-raising.
    {Sung to the tune of some song or another…}

  6. anothertoothpick June 27th, 2016 at 18:51

    He should have went with the the theme to everyone s favorite TV show. GREEN ACRES

  7. StoneyCurtisll June 27th, 2016 at 19:53

    Hey Huckester….
    Thou shalt not steal~!

    • Mensa Member June 27th, 2016 at 21:10

      >> The campaign argued that the event was a “religious assembly”

      That’s an amazing admission. Huckabee is acknowledging that his candidacy violates the separation of church and state.

  8. Mensa Member June 27th, 2016 at 21:06

    “Eye of the Tiger”?

    I’d think twice before spending 25¢ for it.

    Huckabee should be fined for bad taste in music.

    • alpacadaddy June 27th, 2016 at 21:33

      Well, he does idolize Turd-Pants Ted!

  9. robert June 27th, 2016 at 21:29

    25 grand to defend Kim Davis ? I’m sure huckleberry is going to delete her # before the final check clears

  10. bpollen June 28th, 2016 at 06:52

    Shouldn’t there have been an added “self-righteous ass drunk on false piety” penalty?

  11. William June 28th, 2016 at 06:57

    Nice caption photo.

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