Fortunately, the NPD was able to pocket around one million euros in tax money for its recently achieved election results. This means that the financially strapped party at least has enough funds available to pay the fine for its misdeeds with the current schoolyard CD "BRD vs. Deutschland". On it, the right-wing rock band Hassgesang covers a track by Blink 182. Their label EMI is less concerned about the far-right lyrics than about the violation of intellectual property, which is precisely why the music industry has been inundating young people and families with lawsuits for years. The party has since signed the cease-and-desist letter from the publisher and removed the song from its website.
Further trouble may also befall Berlin NPD chairman Jörg Hähnel, who is responsible for the CD, due to the oversight of not registering this track with GEMA. As a penalty, he could face a substantial amount for the already pressed 25,000 CDs.
Source: Tagesspiegel
Further trouble may also befall Berlin NPD chairman Jörg Hähnel, who is responsible for the CD, due to the oversight of not registering this track with GEMA. As a penalty, he could face a substantial amount for the already pressed 25,000 CDs.
Source: Tagesspiegel
