Jack White vs. Air Force Reserve

By Alex Young on February 9th, 2010 in News

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Jack White vs. Air Force Reserve

“We believe our song was re-recorded and used without permission of the White Stripes, our publishers, label or management…The White Stripes take strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserve’s presenting this advertisement with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support.”

— Jack White explains why, despite his permission, you might have heard a snippet of The White Stripes song “Fell in Love with a Girl” (or something that sounded really similar to it) on a Super Bowl commercial for U.S. Air Force Reserve. Jack goes on to note that while “The White Stripes support this nation’s military, at home and during times when our country needs and depends on them.. we simply don’t want to be a cog in the wheel of the current conflict.” As a result, “we plan to take strong action to stop the ad containing this music.” Well, this should be interesting.

Check out The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love with a Girl” below; U.S. Air Force Reserve’s ad can be found here.

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  • Got bad news for ya, Jack. If you pay Federal Income Tax, you are a cog in the wheel of the current conflict. But hey, good luck with this anyway!

    Jack's Buzz Kill February 26, 2010 at 8:24 am

  • M Jones is a perfect example of a red-blooded, meat-eating American born with blinders firmly implanted on his face. Part of this argument isn’t so much questioning the patriotism of someone rejecting the American war, is the hypocritical theft of the same intellectual property that the government has been trying to stop for years. RIAA sues a single-mother for over 1.92 million dollars and the government can use a White Stripes song freely and willfully in an ad without paying for licensing?

    Right . . . this is totally about all of us liberal (which I’m not) draft-dodgers that deserve to stand on a wall or be a human barricade for your, obviously superior, ideals.

    If you want to have a view on free speech, perhaps you should do some actual research (and less weight-lifting) into the freedom of press acts that the government is so willing to ignore upon editing newspaper articles, fining online sources of review material on government source documents, and other grievances. Freedom isn’t free . . . is it sir?

    With the ideals of journalism and written vigilantiism in favor citizenship, it’s amazing that something like this is even happening. According to your government, Jack White wrote the goddamned song, so only he can reap the benefits. This isn’t socialism and not everyone can use the same resources, can they?

    BRQ February 18, 2010 at 1:03 pm

  • I love the fact that the ad isn’t even at that link. I can’t find the air force ad anywhere now.

    Seán O'Callaghan February 10, 2010 at 12:42 pm

  • M.J. So you support theft of (intellectual) property by the Government? Why does the Gov’t need to use popular music to recruit soldiers anyway? Because it make the advertising more effective. JW’s opposition to having his property (mis)used to make military service attractive during a war(s) he doesn’t support hardly makes him un-american.

    Sceptic February 10, 2010 at 8:11 am

  • On one hand, I wish that there was a draft in this country, so bastards like this would get to stand on the wall. However, on the other hand, I wouldn’t want to have a loser like that anywhere near me on the field. Since you think that this country has so horribly wronged you and the White Stripes, feel free to go start over in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, China, Rawanda, Somalia, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, etc. They would love to have you, and ALL of those countries have a slightly different view on free speech. Hey Ashley Brook Smith … please go with him, and leave the apple pie behind.

    M. Jones February 9, 2010 at 7:24 pm

  • I love how strong his beliefs are and that he is not afraid to show them.

    Ashley Brook Smith February 9, 2010 at 2:12 pm

  • Who cares

    JB February 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm

  • The White Stripes sound/look/act a lot like the Flat Duo Jets.

    Anonymous February 9, 2010 at 12:43 am

  • good. i support jack both in taking action against the commmercial, as well as his stance on the military. i’m all for the troops protecting our country, but i won’t back them up when they’re killing innocent victims in iraq.

    nate February 9, 2010 at 12:32 am

  • fell in love with a girl sound a lot like mr. guitar by the flat duo jets. especially during the first few measures

    Anonymous February 9, 2010 at 12:19 am

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