Don in the Press/Blogs/etc.

[Prettymaid]

Aww thanks Soda - I think!

[sodascouts]

Judge for yourself (it's part of a medley so it's very brief):

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UseN-YJxbtY[/ame]

For those unfamiliar with it, check out PM's:

https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/...cado#post77917

ETA: Just went back and re-read that parody thread. Oh my gosh, it was hilarious!

[GlennLover]

That was great, PM! You've got Weird Al all beat to heck. LOL!

[Prettymaid]

Yeah, that thread was a lot of fun.

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Don gets a mention as a financial supporter of Senate incumbent Harry Reid to the tune of $2400:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...-on-star-power

[Koala]

Don Henley Airs Conservative Views on Copyright Law
Henley blames 'online retailers' for 'bullying' recording industry

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/194542

[TimothyBFan]

Nothing new there huh? Poor Don, fighting a losing battle.

[sodascouts]

The suggestion to remove copyright law enforcement from under the purview of the Library of Congress to the Dept. of Commerce aspect is new. I hadn't heard that before. I guess he feels the DoC would be more aggressive and come down harder, but the issue he complains about - The DMCA's "Safe Harbor" legal protection of sites like YouTube - would not be affected by such a move. The courts have ruled on that. (See Viacom vs. YouTube decision. Of couse, Viacom is appealing.)

He also for the first time admits the futility of constantly policing the sites and recognizes the ill-will it generates among the fan community:

Without this change, copyright owners are left with the unjustifiable and oppressive burden of constant policing of the online companies’ sites, which has little real effect on the continual problem of infringement of property, and serves mostly to embitter fans and the users of these sites.

So he knows this, but apparently he still feels it is worth his while to persist in the removals. I don't get that.

At any rate, I'm not sure why Rolling Stone seems so astonished by his viewpoint. Where have they been?

[Freypower]

I think the key is the word 'conservative'. They expect someone who is known for his 'liberal' views to be less 'rigid' on issues such as this. They don't spend much time following this sort of case because it would mean less time for them to salivate over the every move of certain other artists I will not name.

[sodascouts]

Some responses to Don's statements. They make interesting reading.

"Don Henley Still Really Confused" - TechDirt.com

"Don Henley: 'Eliminate or Drastically Reduce Safe Harbor Provision'" - ZeroPaid.com

"Trade Groups: Policing Our General Copyrights Is Just Too Hard" - Ars Technica

"Don Henley: 'Copyright Office Clearly Has Not Been a Strong Enough Advocate for Copyright Holders'" - Clancco