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Wasn't Broughton's emailing Academy Members just an inexpensive way of Campaigning to be nominated? It's a FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ad that just cost the time of doing the emails. I can sort of understand that he had access to all the Academy members, I suppose in the music section nominating committee, which everyone else who possibly wanted "their" song to be considered for a nomination, maybe didn't have access to. In in this way he sent out a very cost efficient "For your Consideration" request that others did not have access to doing and who would probably have done, if they did have access to the email addresses. Right or wrong? If anything this will stir the Academy to make rulings for situations like this in the future. He said he didn't "campaign", but just sent the For your Consideration emails. That sounds like campaigning to me. Just in email form, not Trade Paper Ad Pages. Maybe they should let it pass this time, but make a rule for not doing it next time unless everyone that wants their song nominated has access to all nominating committee emails. Just my thoughts and take on it.
That's not entirely true. He didn't use the Academy's list. He used a list of about 70 of the music branch's members he had compiled as a result of his networking in the industry.
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