Gimme Back My Aspirin: Icet Thumps Schweich For Music Video 'Scandal'
A brand new press release from the Allen Icet for Auditor campaign smacks Thomas Schweich for his "doublespeak" regarding the "Gimme Back My Freedom" music video that has been pulled from YouTube. Their release:
Video Time-line Shows Schweich’s Inconsistency
Are Tom Schweich’s Song Writing Chops as Bogus as Conservative Credentials?On March 29, 2010, a video, “Gimme Back my Freedom”, was posted on YouTube. The video showcased Tom Schweich and a small group of young adults attempting to woo conservatives with targeted lyrics. At the end of the video credit for the lyrics and music was given to Tom Schweich and he personally claimed the copyright in the video.
On April 7, 2010, Fired Up! found that the music was significantly like the song “Bohemian Like You”, which was written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, the lead singer of Dandy Warhols. Schweich later responded to the accusations through the Saint Louis Beacon, denying them and saying, “The words and music are my own.”
Then Fired Up! received documentation from the Dandy Warhols stating that a lawyer for Tom Schweich had contacted them to seek permission for the use of the music of their “Bohemian Like You” song, which they refused.
The Saint Louis Beacon posted Tom Schweich’s entire statement of the events relating to the music video where Schweich says he, “rewrote the song,” and “it is now an original.” While maintaining his own innocence, Schweich shifts blame to the Dandy Warhols by stating, “many reviews of the Dandy Warhols’ ‘Bohemian Like You’ say their song was lifted directly from the Rolling Stones and others.”
Yet, after all these denials, Tom Schweich’s video was finally pulled off of YouTube on April 27, 2010 due to a copyright claim filed by King, Holmes, Paternos. King, Holmes, Paternos is a law firm “with particular emphasis in entertainment law” according to their website. They are known for representing Metallica in their suit of copyright infringement against Napster.
For more on what The Dandy Warhols have themselves described as a "scandal," check out:
