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UNITED WAY OF AMERICA,
Alexandria, VA, August 26, 1985.
Ms. SHARI FRIEDMAN,
Director of Video Administration, Atlantic Records, New York, NY.
DEAR MS. FRIEDMAN: I am writing to request the use of portions of Twisted
Sister's music video "We're Not Gonna Take It" in a non-commercial television
program we are producing on the Changing American Family.
Our program is divided into segments on the progressive stages of family development;
Love and Marriage, Children, Teenagers, Parents and the Elderly. The clips
from the Twisted Sister video would be used to introduce the Teenagers segment in
the program. We hope that the video's introduction with the demanding father will
be a light-hearted way of talking about communication with teenagers.
The show will be distributed to local United Ways across the country who will in
turn broadcast the program on their local stations. This would make it difficult
when and where the program would be aired. We would of course provide a "super"
crediting Atlantic. The 3/4 inch format would be preferable.
Please contact me at United Way if you have any questions or need any additional
information about our request. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
HUGH DRESCHER,
Associate Producer.
United Way Productions.
FREEFALL TALENT GROUP,
FREEFALL PRESENTATIONS, LTD.,
Syosset, NY, September 4 1985.
MR. HUGH DRESCHER,
United Way of America,, [sic] Alexandria, VA.
DEAR HUGH: This letter is to confirm the use of the clips from the Twisted Sister
video "We're Not Gonna Take It" for your program, as long as it is for non-commercial
use only. We would also like to request a final copy. Also the "super" that you
provide must credit Mary Callner not Atlantic.
Best Regards,
MARK PUMA.
The CHAIRMAN. The next witness is Mrs. Millie Waterman,
the National PTA vice president for legislative activity.
Ms. Waterman, thank you very much for being here.
Please proceed.
STATEMENT OF MILLIE WATERMAN, NATIONAL PTA VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIY, MENTOR, OH, ACCOMPANIED BY ARNOLD FEGE, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS
Mrs. WATERMAN. Thank you, Senator.
I have accompanying me Mr. Arnold Fege, director of governmental relations
for the National PTA. I ask that he sit up here with me.
Mr. Chairman, members of the Subcommittee on Communications, I thank you
for this opportunity to address the issue of record and cassette lyric
labeling. I am Millie Waterman, vice president for legislative activity
for the National PTA, the Nation's largest volunteer child advocacy
association comprising 5.6 million members in over 25,000 local units
in 50 State congresses, the District of Columbia and Europe. The National
PTA is a nonprofit organization interested in the protection of health,
education, and welfare of children and youth.
Throughout the history of recorded music there have been complaints
about the contents of some songs. The outcry over music
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