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Okay... so I know some of you are were annoyed when I brought up how USF pays convicted child molester Gary Glitter royalties for his song.  Someone even said the royalty was paid when the sheet music was purchased... well, that is apparently not true.

The Oracle has a story about this today.

Some excerpts... click the link to read the whole thing.


Fans' favorite song comes with legal legacy

A convicted child molester receives royalties from USF when his songs are played at Bulls' football games.

The University is against supporting child molesters economically, but a song played by the Herd of Thunder at football games results in royalties paid to an internationally convicted child sexual predator.

Gary Glitter is a convicted child molester, and every time the HOT plays his song, "Rock and Roll Pt. 2," (the "Hey" song), during a televised game, he gets paid a small royalty from USF.

A University spokesman has said that USF is against supporting Glitter's lifestyle, but it is unclear whether his song will continue to be played during the next football season.

The relationship between the University and Glitter stems from the way USF - and any other organization that uses copyrighted music - pays to use songs at sporting events.

USF pays thousands of dollars each year to buy song licenses. Once they are paid for, the University has permission to use the song. Without these fees, HOT would not be able to play any copyrighted music.

The University pays almost $12,000 a year to the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Glitter is licensed by this company, and therefore, theoretically, receives some of that $12,000. All of the money collected goes straight to the artists, minus a 12 percent deduction for operating expenses, according to ascap.com.

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If the University stopped playing Glitter's music, it would not make an impact, ASCAP said.

"You are blocks and blocks away from supporting him directly," said Saltzman. "The only time a performance of the USF band results in a royalty to him is if the program is televised."

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"It's the kind of thing where (the whole organization) puts a ban, then Gary Glitter's check goes down," said John Schnettler, assistant director of athletic bands at USF, saying that the University's payments to Glitter may be minimal.

"I don't like the idea of supporting - indirectly - his lifestyle," he said. "I am fine with not playing that song for that reason."

Schnettler said he was familiar with the controversy surrounding Glitter's song and will bring it up when he and director of athletic bands Michael Robinson discuss HOT's playlist with the University.

"We are going to bring that up next year and see how the University feels," he said. "I would lean forward to it not playing."

Robinson and Schnettler said they do not have complete control over what songs they play in the stands. HOT works with USF athletic marketing to decide what songs are played, said Ayodele Taylor-Dixon, assistant athletic director of marketing and event management.

"If the marketing people at USF think we should keep it in our repertoire, then we'll keep playing it," Schnettler said.

Taylor-Dixon said that athletic marketing suggests songs that will add to the game atmosphere. In reference to Glitter's song, he said he did not know about Glitter's criminal past before he spoke with the Oracle and said that his song would be an "item per review" when they discuss the song list for 2008-2009.

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The musicians enjoy playing "Bulls on Parade," "Shout it Out," "Apache" and "Hey Baby," the most, Schnettler said. Although the "The Hey Song" is played often, it is not a favorite among the musicians. It is popular among students, however, because of the personalized ad-libbed lyrics.

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Glitter became famous in the 1970s for a string of glam rock hits - including "Rock and Roll Pt. 2." The song only contains one lyric "hey!" and many Bulls fans add "Go Bulls!" at the end, when the song is played during sporting events. In 2006, the NFL urged all of its teams to stop playing that song at games, in light of the writer's criminal record."

Ultimately, it's a team decision," said Brian McCarthy, NFL spokesman. "We advise them not to use the song."

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Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was convicted of possession of child pornography in Britain in 1999 and served half of a four-month term in jail, according to the Western Daily Press in Bristol, England.

After that, he was exiled to Cuba but left after a newspaper exposed his location. He then moved to Cambodia, but left voluntarily two weeks "after his presence became known in the country - whose lax law enforcement has made it a haven for sex tourists, particularly pedophiles - because the public outrage made his life unbearable," according to the Guardian. Glitter was accused of sexually harassing young boys in Cambodia, but it was never proven.

Glitter then moved to Vietnam, where he was later convicted of sexually abusing two under-aged girls and sentenced to three years in prison, according to The Times of London. Glitter is scheduled to be released in August 2008, according to the New York Times.

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Should not be played.

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We shouldn't play any rock n' rock songs because obviously money is going to go towards a illegal drug fueled, sexually lavish lifestyle. Money will also be going towards mostly left-winged causes and we would like to remain neutral. We played a bunch of Queen last year so obviously we are supporting homosexuality and the spread of aids. We played 'Fat Bottomed Girls' so obviously we are paying money towards and encouraging obesity in women. Actually that song basically says the nanny was mischevious while Freddy Mercury was still in his nursery. Thats another instance of inapproriate contact. We played 'Bohemiam Raphsody' so we are supporting murder.

ROCK AND ROCK MUSIC IS TEH DEVIL. Ban Rock n' Roll.

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Boo, I really like this song because the students really get into it.  I think we are getting too fussy about stuff.  Now if we were paying him 100,000 to come do a homecoming halftime show..ok then...but cmon, we are talking about minimal funds going through a waterfall, and then some goes to him.  Let's talk about how much money we spend on professional athletes...  I mean really.  Its a good song, students LOVE IT...keep it. 

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I heard that the people who wrote the lyrics to our very own Alma Mater did it while on pot.  Should we stop playing that after each game to show our disapproval for marijuana?

End result of this is that the students and fans will get less enjoyment out of the game to ensure that Gary Glitter doesn't get an extra $0.15 cents a game.

Stupid.

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Let the courts punish the guy and determine his debt to society.

I see no reason why it can't play a song that was written by a guy that, years later, was convicted of a hideous crime.

P.S. When I heard Gary Glitter was a diddler, I was shocked.  I mean i just didn't see it coming  ::).

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If USF pays $12,000 per year for all the licensed songs... and plays, what, 10 ASCAP-licensed songs at most (Bulls on Parade, Wooly Bully, etc)?? ... that would be $1,200 per song per year, of which 70% (according to the article) goes directly to Glitter.

So I don't really think it's that inconsequential.

Maybe it is much ado about nothing.  I would prefer HOT not play the song -- but that is JMHO. 

If USF athletics feels the good (pumping up the fans) outweights the bad (providing financial assistance to a convicted child molester), then so be it and I will sing the "We're gonna beat the .... " with the rest of the fans.

I just wouldn't be heartbroken if they didn't play it.

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that song is played by sports teams all over the country, its at every game you go to for the most part.

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Give me a break, what a waste of paper.  Every school and most professional teams play that song. 

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I think the article brings up valid points. Why give that dirtbag a dime. I would be proud if USF stood ground and stoped playing this song. Maybe others would follow our lead.

But I guess its okay to support a child molester by the quotes of many here. What ever makes you feel. good. I am glad the NFL asked teams not to play this.

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