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The Rolling Stones are threatening Donald Trump with legal action for
using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
The Stones said in a statement on Sunday that their legal team was working
with the music rights organisation BMI to stop the use of their material
in Trump’s re-election campaign.
The BMI has notified the US president’s campaign on behalf of the group
that the unauthorised use of their songs will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement, the statement said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/28/rolling-stones-threaten-to-sue-donald-trump-over-use-of-songs
If Trump disregards the exclusion and persists, he will face a lawsuit for breaking the embargo and playing music that has not been licensed. The
Stones had complained during Trump’s 2016 campaign about the use of their music to fire up his conservative base at rallies.
The 1969 classic You Can’t Always Get What You Want was a popular song for his events. It was played again at the close of Trump’s recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, an indoor event criticised for its potential to spread
the coronavirus.
Other musicians and their representatives have also complained about
having their music associated with Trump’s events. The family of the late
Tom Petty said it had issued a cease-and-desist order after his song I
Won’t Back Down was used in Tulsa.
“Trump was in no way authorised to use this song to further a campaign
that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind,’’ the statement said. “Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism
and discrimination of any kind. Tom Petty would never want a song of his
to be used in a campaign of hate. He liked to bring people together.’’
Neil Young admonished Trump in 2018 after hearing one of his songs played against his wishes during the president’s pre-midterm campaign rallies.
Trump used his 1990 single, Rockin’ in the Free World, despite earlier warnings.
### - playing 'you can't always get what you want' at his failed rally
made me laff anyway just at the irony of it all? heh, and because is THAT
what you say/preach to people anyway in a so-called democracy?? lol :D
and coz ALL the artists are way over on the left ya know? so why would
they EVER want their art to be used for a right-wing cause or purpose??
but trumpy does what HE wants anyway even after being asked to cease &
desist (a legal term) and this (plus other things like it) just makes him
a tyrant then?
artists are not on your side trumpy, they never were! you can't then use
their work to further your own?? it's outrageous! no one ELSE would be
able to get away with it so why does he think he can!
nah... he's gotta go innit eh? he not exactly being the 'man of the
people' anymore lol... that full eclipse of the moon that swept right
across america at the beginning of his term - something that's always been traditionally associated with bad omens - actually looking like it's
coming true for him, what with the pandemic ravaging the US and then all
the race riots & protests too? even his stuff about fixing the global
economy has vanished right down the drain lol...
nah it's over mr-t, it's time to go mate! he's beginning to look like a buffoon!
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