David Byrne is suing Florida Governor Charlie Crist, alleging that he used the Talking Heads' 1985 single "Road to Nowhere" without permission or proper licenses. Billboard says, “Byrne is seeking $1 million in damages from Gov. Charlie Crist and his senatorial campaign for use of the song earlier this year in a website and YouTube ad attacking his then-Republican primary opponent, Marco Rubio.” CBS’ Political Hotsheet notes, “The former Talking Heads singer is represented by the same lawyer, who represented Jackson Browne when Browne successfully sued Sen. John McCain for McCain's use of his "Running on Empty" in the 2008 presidential campaign.” Byrne told Billboard the suit "is not about politics...It's about copyright and about the fact that it does imply that I would have licensed it and endorsed him and whatever he stands for."
