Rush Warn Rand Paul to Stop Using Their Music

Just days after Don Henley won a lawsuit against a California politician for unlawfully copying the Eagles frontman's music, Canadian power trio Rush are telling Kentucky Republican Senate hopeful Rand Paul to stop using their music at his events.

Paul, a Tea Party supporter, had been using Rush songs, including its 1980 classic rock staple 'Spirit of the Radio,' during rallies, web ads and other gatherings without permission, according to a letter sent to Louisville's Courier Journal by Robert Farmer, general counsel for Rush's record label, Anthem Entertainment Group Inc. A YouTube video featuring the aforementioned song has since been silenced at the band's request.

"This is not a political issue -- this is a copyright issue," Farmer said in a subsequent interview with the newspaper. "We would do this no matter who it is."

When asked by the Courier-Journal for a response, Paul's campaign manager Jesse Benton sidestepped Rush's complaint. "The background music Dr. Paul has played at events is a non-issue," Benton said. "The issues that matter in this campaign are cutting out-of-control deficits, repealing Obama Care and opposing cap and trade."