Subsequent week, Donald Trump will seem in federal courtroom in Atlanta over an injunction request filed by Isaac Hayes’ property concerning the unauthorized use of the tune “Maintain On, I’m Coming.” Hayes’ property is suing Trump for $3 million after allegedly discovering 134 cases the place the previous president used “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at marketing campaign rallies with out permission.
In anticipation of subsequent week’s listening to, Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III, says the property has acquired affirmation from BMI — the group that administers licensing rights — that Trump’s marketing campaign doesn’t and has not “had a political use license to play ‘Maintain On I’m Coming’ for fairly a while.”
Political campaigns acquire a “political entities license” from organizations equivalent to BMI or ASCAP in an effort to play music throughout rallies and different official occasions. Nevertheless, artists have the power to tug their music from these licenses.
Hayes’ property asserts that it withdrew its licensing rights as soon as Trump began utilizing “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at his rallies in 2020. Regardless of this, Trump allegedly continued to play the tune, main the property to say he’s chargeable for a $150,000 superb for every occasion, amounting to a complete of $3 million.
Talking to Regulation.com, James Walker, a Georgia legal professional who’s representing the Hayes property, confirmed that Isaac Hayes III owns the rights to “Maintain On, I’m Coming.”
Together with Trump, the Hayes property’s lawsuit names the RNC, the NRA, and Turning Level USA as co-defendants. BMI has confirmed that not one of the defendants have a license to the tune.
The injunction listening to is scheduled for Tuesday, September third.
That is removed from Trump’s solely authorized troubles tied to the unauthorized use of music. Yesterday, Jack White introduced his intention to file a lawsuit after a member of Trump’s marketing campaign posted a video on social media soundtracked by The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Military.” Beyoncé additionally threatened to sue the Trump marketing campaign when a unique staffer soundtracked a video together with her tune “Freedom.” In the meantime, each Foo Fighters and ABBA have demanded that Trump stop enjoying their music at his presidential marketing campaign rallies.
Trump can also be going through doable authorized motion from Taylor Swift after he falsely claimed the singer’s endorsement through a collection of AI-generated photographs posted to his Fact Social account.
🚨Breaking Information: Immediately we acquired affirmation from @BMI in writing from their legal professionals that @realDonaldTrump, The @NRA, @TurningPointUSA and The @GOP DO NOT and HAVE NOT had a Political Use License to play “Maintain On I’m Coming” for fairly a while.
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— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 29, 2024