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99 Geo. L.J. 571 (2010-2011)
The Barracuda Lacuna: Music, Political Campaigns, and the First Amendment

handle is hein.journals/glj99 and id is 575 raw text is: NOTES The Barracuda Lacuna: Music, Political Campaigns, and the First Amendment SARAH SCHACTER* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................ 572 I. SETTING THE STAGE .................................... 575 A. THE LACK OF A REMEDY FOR THE BARRACUDA PLAINTIFF UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT ............................... 575 B. THE USE OF MUSIC IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ............... 577 11. MUSIC, POLITICS, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT: COMPETING INTERESTS ......................................... 581 A. MUSIC AS SPEECH AND AS A VEHICLE FOR THE SPEECH OF OTHERS. 581 B. POLITICAL SPEECH INTERESTS VERSUS NONASSOCIATION INTERESTS ...................................... 582 1. Political Speech Interests ........................ 582 2. Nonassociation Interests ........................ 583 III. THE PROBLEMS WrTH EXISTING REMEDIES FOR THE BARRACUDA PLAINTIFF ...... 587 A. THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY IS AN INADEQUATE REMEDY ......... 587 1. An Unreliable Remedy ......................... 588 2. Preemption ................................. 589 3. The Right of Publicity and the First Amendment ...... . 590 B. THE LANHAM ACT IS AN INADEQUATE REMEDY .. .............. 593 * Georgetown Law, J.D. expected 2011; Harvard University, A.B. 2005. @ 2011, Sarah Schacter. I would like to thank Professors Julie Ross and Michael Huppe for their invaluable guidance and feedback throughout the development of this Note. I would also like to thank David Yellin and the editors and staff of The Georgetown Law Journal for all of their hard work. Finally, I would like to thank my parents, Kenneth Schacter and Maura Wogan, and my brother, Brian Schacter, for their advice, support, and encouragement. 571