Singer songwriter Jackson Browne is suing Senator John McCain over the use of one of his songs in one of the presidential contender's TV adverts.
The McCain camp used the Browne song 'Running On Empty' in a TV commercial that mocked Democrat rival Barack Obama's suggestion that Americans could cut petrol consumption just by making sure their tires are properly inflated.
Browne claims that he never gave his permission for track to be used, and that in using it McCain et al both breached his copyright and falsely implied the Democrat supporting singer supported the Republican campaign.
Browne's lawyer Lawrence Iser told reporters this week: "Not only have Senator McCain and his agents plainly infringed Mr Browne's copyright in 'Running On Empty', but the Federal Courts have long held that the unauthorised use of a famous singer's voice in a commercial constitutes a false endorsement and a violation of the singer's right of publicity".