Gingrich Campaign Asks Judge to Dismiss 'Eye of the Tiger' Lawsuit Catfight! Lawyers for Newt Gingrich and his presidential campaign have asked a federal judge in Chicago to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the candidate for using "Eye of the Tiger" to pump up crowds at campaign stops and political conferences dating back to 2009, according to court documents filed on Monday. The lawsuit was filed in January on behalf of Rude Music Inc., an Illinois-based record label owned by Frank Sullivan, who co-wrote the rock song as a member of the band Survivor. As The Times's James C. McKinley Jr. reported earlier, Mr. Sullivan has asked a judge to issue an injunction to stop Mr. Gingrich from using the song and is seeking unspecified damages. Responding to the lawsuit, Mr. Gingrich's lawyers said he denied "any and all wrongdoing." The song had been played in a mix of background music, but its inclusion in the mix constituted fair use under federal law and is protected by the First Amendment, the lawyers said. Mr. Gingrich's lawyers also said the Chicago court did not have jurisdiction over the complaints against Mr. Gingrich and Newt 2012 Inc., his campaign operation, because Mr. Gingrich lives in Virginia and his campaign headquarters are in Georgia. Reached by phone on Monday afternoon, Brian A. Rosenblatt, the attorney who filed Mr. Gingrich's response, said he could not comment on the pending litigation. Annette McGarry, the Chicago lawyer representing Rude Music and Mr. Sullivan, was not available for comment on Monday evening. While it is not uncommon for political candidates and songwriters to skirmish over songs, the campaigns usually drop the songs from their playlists when threatened with a lawsuit. From a legal standpoint, whether playing a song at a political gathering might amount to copyright infringement is still an open question. The lawsuit said Mr. Gingrich began using the song - which was released in 1982 as a theme song for "Rocky III" - in 2009 at the Conservative Political Action Conference and other political events. Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker, also used the song during recent campaign appearances in Pennsylvania and Iowa, the complaint said. James C. McKinley Jr. contributed reporting.