Charlie Crist Official Apology to David Byrne for Copyright Infringement

[hagenar]

Next, Mitt Romney is going to do one of these. He used K'naan's 'Wavin' Flag' without permission at a recent rally. K'naan was not impressed.

[amickus]

Poor David Byrne. I'm sure it took him years to recover his dignity and self-esteem after this egregiousness.

[StilOutlet]

Is he a double of Byrne?

[MultiLanaT]

you're the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[miamifootbal]

Charlie Crist, for Governor 2014

[b017ni3]

Why do republicans continue to use the music of artists who have been OUTSPOKEN against republican ideals? Their arrogance knows no bounds...

Michelle Bachmann - Tom Petty's American Girl

Ronald Reagan - Bruce Springsteen's Born In The U.S.A.

Sarah Palin - Heart's Barracuda

John McCain - Jackson Browne's Running On Empty

George Bush - Tom Petty's I Won't Back Down

Not ONE had permission...

[amickus]

@b017ni3 Do any of these musicians ever object when a Democrat uses their music without permission? Of course not, because most of them are hardcore leftists.

[TheNinetySecond]

@amickus Why should they let someone they are openly against use their songs ofr gain over politician they support themselfs? Are you really fascist enough to claim it unfair that they control who uses their intelllectual property and who doesn't?

[chuckyko]

What a boob!!! Guy is like every conservative who steals songs from artists without permission.

[v1m]

Looks a little bit like Byrne...

If David was a scum-sucking two-bit opportunist.

[BigStick3456]

David Byrne is still alive?

[dancechick007]

The name of this band is Talking Heads. (not The Talking Heads.)

[hakaboy6924]

lucky he wasnt his ass wasn't sued, he is also lucky David Byrne let him off the hook

[neverforget09112001]

FUCK DAVID BYRNE *AND* THE TALKING HEADS.

You're lucky ANYONE remembers ANY of your songs, you asshole!

[mrrogue72]

Fuck Crist, Talking Heads rule.

[SlackerSlayer]

You expect the toe tappers to tell the truth when they are caught.

[Clemonade23BX]

his unique voice

[truthforamerica]

Thank God Rubio beat Crist so we don't have to deal with him in the Senate.

[VvAnarchangelvV]

People who see this, not having heard that Crist was legally obliged to make the video, feel respect for Crist.

While this is the usual tendency of human nature to be contrary by 'oversteering', it shows that people who have an interest in strategic publicity would gain the advantage of good PR by owning up to their mistakes.

Sure, it would spread the Dark Side to a whole new area and be abused, but at least we would not get that slap in the face of being straight up lied to and knowing it

[MrBradfordley]

when is charlies wife leaving him?Did you see charlies new job commercial for MORGAN AND MORGAN,A JOKE.hey,Charlie the reason why I didn't vote for you is because I paid an additional $834.00 in your so-called user taxes this year,thanks for sticking it to me,but ,thanks for not sticking it in me,Now we have another idiot governor who refuses to wipe out Charlie's user taxes,we the people will also vote him out also.

[jgray6868]

Hard to believe that you thought you could actually get away with this in the first place, Chucky? Serves you freaking right... Has Charlie come out yet, btw? you guys all know he's gay right?

[GOPSpinMachineInOD]

Kudos to YOU Mr. Byrne and your battalion of attorneys for forcing this ridiculous REPUKE to APOLOGIZE for his THEIVERY!

[rollthebones18]

He should've worn an oversized suit for this.

[TheSkwrk]

"A VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT used a song."

"The advertisement WAS POSTED."

"THE CAMPAIGN did not request permission."

Way to take responsibility.

[willyr9]

Why can't the Republicans write their own songs? Of course, that's a bit like asking someone to name a good right-wing folk singer.

[PatriotInChief]

Is it just me or does he look like the guy from Everclear?

[mcwebber1]

Hey Charlie! How about another apology for spamming?

[btwall60]

eat shit Crist

[thegallery]

When you think about the maverick artist stepping up to challenge the Man, you're in his corner. But when he actually succeeds and he gets one over on the Man, well, he sort of becomes the Man himself.

[StellaOmega]

@thegallery knee jerk reaction there.

[phlashba]

He was forced to make this statement --- he is not noble in any way!

[solly7]

Crist was forced to do this as part of the suit. He did not "own up" to it.

[LOHITSEVEN]

ADVERTISE THIS /watch?v=S4aXbHySE28 :)

[doublecbob]

I will never listen nor support any song or acting he does from now on

[raincoastraven]

@doublecbob Who? Charlie?

[dotben]

Wow that's gotta suck balls to be forced to record this. I wonder who wrote the wordage?

[CommonGroundsLive]

I love David Byrne and am a staunch Democrat, but I kinda like Crist. I bet he would have made a good senator

[solly7]

@CommonGroundsLive You would have been very happy with Crist. He claimed to be Republican for a while, but he then went "independent", which is mostly a code phrase for Democrats whp don't want to admit it.

[Tungzout]

This guy looks a lot like the guy who used to tell us all that Glad Garbage bags are the best to buy.

[Tungzout]

What a moron! A t least he apologized, but he should have known in the first place.

[Quisyfrottesypique]

Nice apology. Good for you David!

[BandWagon1987]

Don't blah blah about him being a good guy for owning up. He was elbowed into this for legal reasons, if he could get away with it without apologising that is exactly what he would have done.

[ROOKTABULA]

@EidSeimmoc is a truly thin skinned pussy.

He likes to dole out abuse but has his account locked up tighter than a Catholic Choir boy's butt.

He posted this to my profile:

"Pretentious C#%t"

Then ran and hid. So, for the .....

[ROOKTABULA]

...whole world to see, here's my response. If any of y'all hear an explosion in yer trailer park?

Could very well be EidSemenIck's head exploding in psychopathic rage.

>:)

Thanks for the post to my profile, y'all ingnernt, inbred, hate filled, fearful, misognyst, racist bage of putrid meat. I hope ya'll is sterile and/or suffocate in your sleep cuz your clan hood chokes you.

I note, that like many pussified right wing nuts, you're a REAL PATRIOT and believe, as do most who

[ROOKTABULA]

....worship at the alter of Faux Noise and Boilonmyass Limpbawl: that Free Speech is only a 1 way street. Just like all the whiney repugnicans in government.

"WE can do it but y'all can't!! NOT FAIR."

IE: You've disabled comments on yuor profile...

Fucking MEOWWWW much?

lmao at cartoon dousche nozzles like y'all.

Later Bubba

Here's your wet dream here in this clip I posted of The Spoiled Whiner Cokehead In Chief:

BUSH: I Say we NEED this! When I say 'we', ah mean: ME!

[farhmoha]

Hmm I have a lot of respect for him owning up to this...

[bifdelmar]

It's not THE Talking Heads. No "THE."

[ROOKTABULA]

@Otang6

He's not "owning up".

He's reducing the amount of damages he had to pay by tossing Byrne's salad on camera.

[doc7114]

@Otang6 He wasn't owning up to his mistake because he is a good person, he is doing so because he was legally forced to...

[rpowarz]

@doc7114 how do you know he was legally forced to ?

[doc7114]

@rpowarz I read a news story about it. That's why i looked up the video in the first place. Do your research.

[rpowarz]

@doc7114 Well don't get your knickers in a twist.

[FSKUT]

@rpowarz hollywoodreporter. com/thr-esq/newt-gingrich-eye-­of-tiger-lawsuit-285913

[SolidGoldKalashnikov]

@Otang6 he is doing it as part of a court settlement...

[ps3songs]

I bet if he became president he wouldn't be doing this apology lol

[vic8428]

although I love to watch this mofo sweat he prob could have claimed fair use if he added his own work.

[Navigata1605]

he didn't even look at the camera.

[DM3062]

Holy sht.. they look exactly the same

[Muffinmanv2]

It's respectable that he was willing to do this.

[thhhegame33]

What a douche....

[ROOKTABULA]

@EidSeimmoc

Nice catch words you learnded from Crazy Beck and Boilonmyass Limpbawl....

he was an ACTUAL Ronnie Raygun repgunican.

Ie: Moderately sane unlike the teabagger/evangelical infect Repugnican party of the 2000's....

I might add:

You're a violent ol' sociopath aren't you?

You surely belong farrrrrrrrrrr right of center..... you sound just like your dicktator wet dream, fellow far right loon: Joey Stalin.

[MrMorgandowell]

punked



[b0rk3d]

Just missing green hair.

[HistoryTours]

take me to the river

[questionmark5581]

intellectual property

–noun

Law . property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and trademarks.

Governor Crist, I draw your attention to the above definition for a reason. I understand that as a politician, three of the words above may be alien concepts to you. Original creative, and thought. Being that you are a politician, these three words refer to WORK that an ARTIST performs to produce something that evokes emotion. They don't refer to corruption.

[LanceBeckman]

To paraphrase Jackie Chiles, this is the most public yet of Charlie Crist's many humiliations.

[dE3L]

@EidSeimmoc - bullet in the head? extreme much?

[ROOKTABULA]

@dE3L

That's not extreme.

At least if you're a far right tea bagger.

That's just a hand shake.

[dE3L]

@ROOKTABULA i hear ya.

[golight]

@EidSeimmoc  DAMN....DON'T HOLD BACK!!....TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK!!!

[ROOKTABULA]

@golight

Seriously huh?

If there was universal health care, EidSemen could get psychotherapy and meds.......

[golight]

Apologize to Tiny Tim & the buttpirates of the world as you have been" tiptoeing thru the tulips" your entire life.....

[pensiveshade]

Well, as long as he apologizes and didn't condone it---by any means necessary, and apologize after the fact--sweet sinister sleeze.

[AlanAldoBiagoPalazzo]

Everyone knows Charlie Crist is gay except for Charlie Crist. His is a marriage of convenience

IMHO

[edsbowlingshoe]

I guess @Rooktabula failed to notice that Crist won office to the Florida Senate, as Florida education commissioner, and as Florida Governor as a Republican each time - with overwhelming Republican support. But don't let actual facts stand in the way of your lunatic unhinged rants. I'm sure you're a real feather in the Republican party's cap with your reason and eloquence.

Rock n Roll to David Byrne for sticking to his guns on this!

[pete1729]

This is priceless, this man is eating dirt in order not to pay the price in dollars.

[ROOKTABULA]

You ever notice how it's nearly ALWAYS Repugnicans who are busted for STEALING dongs from the copyright holders?

Wonder why that is?

hmmmmmmm.....

Fucking jokes these right wing thiefsters are.

SO cool that Byrne made this schlep do this publically!

[perfectionpresident]

@ROOKTABULA

Uhm, Crist ran as an independent you idiot. At best he would be a RINO. The "man" (referring to his gender, not his sexual orientation) was never a conservative, he was a democrat for all intentional purposes. Maybe you would like to record a "publicaly" apology.

You moron!

[ROOKTABULA]

@perfectionpresident. He's Democrat because he's a Regan style Repugnican? Are you REALLY that simple??? The guy IS a repugnican. All them raw meat eating Tea Baggers ousted him for the convicted con artist that is Guv'ner now and he HAD to run independent!! A name does not make the object or man. You telling me if I call a piece of shit a chocolate cake, that you'll eat because it's CALLED chocolate cake? Awesome. I'll drop a deuce, give me your mailing address. Fuckwit Kool-aid addicts! lmfao!

[perfectionpresident]

@ROOK Rook must be off his meds. Obviously you know nothing of Cris and less of the FL governor's race. He didn't run for gov., he ran for the senate. When you say "Regan" I'm going to read Reagan, but obviously you don't have much of an education in account of your language of your spelling. By your own definition a name doesn't mean anything, why are you so bitter dude? Did your welfare check run out? Or you trying to drown out the noises your mommy is making with her client in the bedroom?

[jwmellott]

@ROOKTABULA Crist announced near the end of his stupid campaign that he would caucus with Democrats. Obama and other Dems worked hard to get him elected.

[ROOKTABULA]

@jwmellott

Sooooo a guy who is SANE, willing to (dirty word coming) compromise AND doesn't want to give away The United Corporations of Uhmerica to the top 2% is "stupid" and HAS to be democrat?

Fuck, you twats would HATE Ronnie Raygun if he was still around....

OR if you knew ANYTHING of history....

Wow...

Beck-Limpbawl Kool-aid makes all y'all unhinged and more'n a little deluded!

lmao!

[jwmellott]

@ROOKTABULA  if anyone knows unhinged, it's u.

[terrebonne404]

I'm glad we can tell he is reading off a teleprompter or cue cards the whole time.

[SadlifeProduction]

I'd take a Charlie Crist that lies about his sexuality than Rick Scott that lies about EVERYTHING

[ROOKTABULA]

@SadlifeProduction

Ummm ... what does sexuality have to do with how efficient and level headed a politician is?

Just wondering.

[SadlifeProduction]

@ROOKTABULA

Absolutely nothing, why would you interpret my comment as a bash on Crist and his sexuality?

[ArrghPaine]

David Byrne is an artist, this IS performance art at its finest... The fact that it is at the expense of Mr. Crist is just icing on the cake.

[hoppyman50]

your a loser, your fear is to have him file a law suit, not the idea you cheated your own "party" in becoming an independent, and I assume at the current parties direction like the current Alaskan senator. You should be apologizing to all Americans for selling out your country not for this stupid song you used. Idiot

[revelveteen]

Byrne's site gives him sole credit for writing this song, but gives full band credit for several other tunes on that album. I don't deny Byrne's ego is as big as his Sunday best suit, but if they were all co-writers of that song I don't see any reason why he'd withhold credit on that one, and not on the others. So I tend to believe that's why the apology only went to Byrne.

[Socksee]

who's David Byrne? guess google is in order . .

[revelveteen]

@Socksee Wow you're either really young or really old, or live under a rock. Sorry, but he's pretty well known in the music world and wrote several songs that hit the top 40.

[cornbutter100]

Why did he use a crappy David Byrne song in the first place? Typical RINO.

[GoblinGirl]

Crist didn't even bother memorising the apology. He's so obviously reading from a cue card.

[jwmellott]

@GoblinGirl nor did he take responsibility -- it was as if somebody else did it or it just appeared on his site.

[MrsJonePWNZ]

@andotech Yay fuck him for using a song, because i bet you buy all your songs and pay for the rights to use them in your videos

[andotech]

@MrsJonePWNZ Let's say, for the sake of argument, that I don't pay for the songs to which I listen. You don't see a false equivalence in the comparison you made of my use of the material to Charlie Christ's?

[biscuithammer00]

@MrsJonePWNZ

False equivalency. There is a world of difference between using a song for a political campaign and making some shitty Linkin Park AMV.

[darrenayres]

Could he be considering a run for Congress?

[RazsterTW]

Well at least Charlie did the right thing and gave an apology, unlike 99% or the other political goons.

[hudsmack]

@RazsterTW This had nothing to do with some sense of morality on Crist's part, don't delude yourself. He was sued by David Byrne and David Byrne won. This was one of the stipulations of the settlement agreement. Crist is still a douche.

[GoblinGirl]

@RazsterTW He was forced to apologise. He didn't do it on his own.

[tomascookman]

This apology should go to Frantz, Weymouth and Harrison as well - not just Byrne. David is just one of the four writers and performers of this song . It just continues to show how this politician does not "get it".

[fowlerstephen]

@tomascookman DB wrote pretty much all of the Talking Heads tunes. I'm pretty sure credit is given solely to DB on most of the Heads' material.

[tomascookman]

@fowlerstephen read the credits - the song (like quite a few others) were written by all four. Saying sorry just to one person is not the right way to go. It's like apologizing just to Keith Richards when you want to say sorry to the Stones as a band ....

[fowlerstephen]

@tomascookman From wiki: All songs by David Byrne, except where noted: "And She Was" "Give Me Back My Name" "Creatures of Love" – 4:12 "The Lady Don't Mind" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth) "Perfect World" (Byrne and Frantz) "Stay Up Late" "Walk It Down" "Television Man" "Road to Nowhere" "Road To Nowhere" (Early Version) (2009 reissue) "And She Was" (Early Version) (2009 reissue) "Television Man" (Extended Mix) (2009 reissue)

[WarrenBowman]

The other part of the video features Charlie sucking a doorknob.

[filmacher]

I still would rather have Crist and his orange skin than that fraud Rubio.

[filmacher]

Burning down the skin!!

[olaleier]

If you put as much heart in your campaign as you did in reading this apology, there's little wonder the effort failed. I suggest you listen to Mr Byrne's music some more in private and let it get fire your heart up for some wholesome activities. (probably not politics I guess)

[mitchgunthorpe]

Chuck got served! (get it?)

[airtech4]

YES David Byrne, NO Charlie Christ... Now go away you thief.

[cody34429]

You May ask yourself, WHY DID I LOOSE That ELECTION

You May ask Yourself My God,I Am Such a looser!!

[Conkuur]

Ha Ha Ha...Ha Ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.......run run run run run run run awaaaaayyyyy

Charlie Crist! Good Job David Byrne!

[walternyc]

and know as punishment I am ready to suck David Byrne's balls if he so wish

[stinky125]

Go away you pathetic little man......shoooo

[mrsjdaniels]

he's reading that? #fail

[bdb352]

This looks like one of those POW or hostage videos. Pretty pathetic.

[Bornisen]

Well, I would accept this apology if he spoke from his heart, but now he speaks from a paper. great.

[furrybluepuma]

11 Crist voters....

[Loucouss]

I prefer living in North Corea than put excuses video. Americans are very stupid > That comes from Europe mothafuckingamericans.

[jaguarTN]

@Loucouss Correct spelling is a simple task. Learn to do it before you call someone stupid.

[66752063686172]

Chucky Crisco deserves whatever humiliation he can get just for being a grade A no principled douche bag.

[Vargsy]

This guy was doing more reading than Obama! Well not really but almost!

[RadioNed]

10 old white men don't know who The Talking Heads are.

[sazerac1]

David Bowie would have let you use any of his songs.

Maybe "the man who sold the world"

[redkos]

Charlie Crist, the biggest orange-faced kiss-ass pussy in politics today. Charlie, PLEASE run for office again....America needs a good laugh.

[sweet4now2]

Okay u are kidding me right...these no name artist get on my nerves..i've never heard of this guy...WOW what an ego.

[swangiemon]

 Byrne is a strange dude. I think the whole thing is stupid. What a bunch of children.

Big Deal.

[sakonnetgroup]

C Christ is a moderate and got beat by a conservative windbag. Byrne is a brilliant artist but a bit of a freak. This was a marriage made in heaven. But, illegal. so sad.

[JohnRhysMusician]

@sakonnetgroup Crist has no principles. He has been all over the map. Marco Rubio is the real deal with a compelling story and steadfast principles.

[jasonc32amg]

"Road to nowhere"...how appropriate...

[btwall60]

He regrets hugging Owebummer more, believe me. :)

[TheShannon76]

@btwall60 I dunnnooo....I think he may have enjoyed that hug more than you think. I know David Brooks was madly jealous and Christina Matthews had splurges all over his legs.

[sweet4now2]

@btwall60

ummmm it's President Obama!!

[ilnaras]

Well, that's what you get for looking to the mainstream to get your advertising music. Next time, two words: Creative Commons. Support some indie artists instead of ripping off the RIAA. Your ass will hurt less.

[Zorskellion]

Byrne has a second suit in the works....for this asshole trying to steal his hair style.

[flyyspit]

Mr. Crist you need FIRE your lawyer...PRONTO

[trancis36]

Pay up bitch!



[StevenShields29]

This is HUMILIATING!! Not only did the over-tanned vegetable LOSE the election, he has to grovel before the public yet again for STEALING someone else's property. What a pathetic, pathetic person Charlie Crist is. Notice, I didn't say "man".

Good for you, David Byrne!

[myplaceintime]

HEY CHARLIE CHRIST, WHY DON'T YOU JUST DANGLE YOUR EMPTY, BALL-LESS SCROTUM ON CAMERA FOR US? faggot

[Paulsur]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEasel

[shinsccr8]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA­HAHAHA.

ASS, HANDED.

Byrne 1 - Crist 0

thats all.

[Massacre407]

I wish the next time i steal something and if charged could face five years in prison and $250,000 in fines all i have to to is make an im sorry you tube video.

[JoeTCaps]

Charlie, I slipped and fell in Wendy's earlier today. Help me out bro, I'm tryin' to get paaiiiddddd!

[RobertRules2020]

Play it one more time. Play it all night long!

[SoINeedAName48]

Bottom Line:

Florida is one FUCKED UP state!

[rwsheffield]

And for most politicians it's "same as it ever was....same as it ever was...."

[bsartist]

Charlie Crist is a dick, but he's still better than the medicare-defrauding, crazy-eyed bald sociopath we have as governor now.

[barry34785]

@bsartist Better? How so? Under Crist we got to have automobile registration fees to double in cost. How is this better than say a guy like Rick Scott who wants Floridians to pay less taxes?

[bsartist]

@barry34785 The regular guy in the middle class may pay a bit less in taxes and fees, meanwhile spending gets cut from infrastructure, education, and healthcare left and right to pay for it, and the value lost in economic and human development from these cuts more than outstrips any tax burden relief for Mr. Middle class. Everything costs him more in the end anyway (fellow corporate fucks like Scott see to that.). Florida has no state income tax as it is. You've got to pay for things somewhere.

[LanceBeckman]

This is hilarious. It's like a public castration. Charlie Crist's balls - if he ever had any - now belong to David Byrne.

[MidnightChimes]

Bend over Charlie Christ and take your punishment. It's about time Republican candidates stopped using artist's music without permission.

[JohnRhysMusician]

lol

[Ikissboysiamgay]

Now all he needs to do is come out of the closet.

[CollisionINblood]

Like if you're glad Marco Rubio Won!!!

[joshuatree6943yt]

Next up. Formal apology to a certain Mr. Bob Barker for the unauthorized use of his bronzer.

[jarthos123]

@joshuatree6943yt This is the funniest Youtube comment I've ever read.... Ever.

[TheSwp25]

do what you want, cause a pirate is free...

[Brighteyes1ful]

I wonder how much you had to pay him for this error?