The singer and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has sued Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, saying he used the Talking Heads’ song “Road to Nowhere” in a Senate campaign ad without permission.
The song was used in an online video posted in January that attacked Marco Rubio, a fellow Republican who is one of Mr. Crist’s opponents for the seat vacated by Senator Mel Martinez. The governor is now running as an independent.
The suit, which was filed on Monday in Federal District Court in Tampa, and first reported by Billboard, accuses Mr. Crist of copyright infringement and false endorsement, and seeks $1 million in damages.
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