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“I Won’t Back Down,” or Will I?: The Law and Politics Surrounding Presidential Candidates’ Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Songs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2016

Eric T. Kasper  and
Benjamin S. Schoening
Eric T. Kasper
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Benjamin S. Schoening
Affiliation:
University of North Georgia
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , January 2016 , pp. 53 - 58
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