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R.E.M. sends cease-and-desist letter to FOX News over use of 'Losing My Religion'
Sept. 7, 2012, 2:28 PM EST
WENN
The members of R.E.M. have blasted editors at FOX News
network for using the band's hit song "Losing My Religion" during its coverage
of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night.
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Bosses behind the TV channel have been sent a cease-and-desist letter from
executives at publishing house Warner-Tamerlane Music, accusing them of failing
to obtain permission to play the popular 1991 track while reporting from the
Charlotte, N.C., event.
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Singer Michael Stipe, 52, has spoken out to condemn FOX
News and its journalistic ethics in the wake of the controversy. In a statement
on the band's official website, he says, "We have little or no respect
for their puff adder brand of reportage. Our music does not belong there."
