CINCINNATI — Did a candidate for Cincinnati City Council rip off a famous jingle as his campaign slogan?

Kevin Farmer is running for office this November and has a campaign sign that closely resembles the lyrics of the Farmers Insurance commercial. However, Farmer claims he came up with his campaign slogan by himself.

His campaign sign says, "Vote For Farmer. Bum ba-dum bum bum bum bum." The Farmers Insurance jingle says, " We are Farmers! Bum ba-dum bum bum bum bum."

Did this city council candidate use a copyrighted jingle for his campaign?

WCPO 9 News found out that the Farmers Insurance jingle is protected by both copyright and trademark .

We spoke with Michelle Browning-Coughlin, a Northern Kentucky University professor who specializes in intellectual property. We showed her F

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