White Stripes vs US Air Force Reserve
p2pnet view Music | P2P:- Jack White’s White Stripes has won its online battle with the US Air Force Reserve over Fell in Love With a Girl.
It was used in a reserves Super Bowl recruitment commercial which was hurriedly taken down following a statement from the band on the Third Man Records web page, to wit >>>
We believe our song was re-recorded and used without permission of the White Stripes, our publishers, label or management.
The White Stripes take strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserve presenting this advertisement with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support.
The White Stripes support this nation’s military, at home and during times when our country needs and depends on them. We simply don’t want to be a cog in the wheel of the current conflict, and hope for a safe and speedy return home for our troops.
We have not licensed this song to the Air Force Reserve and plan to take strong action to stop the ad containing this music.
“This is un-American and the White Stripes should be flogged without mercy, even if one of them is a girl”, says RIAA boss Mitch Bainwol.
[Note - he didn't really say that. But he could've 
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..… and identi.ca
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
February, 2010
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