Rock band The White Stripes add their identify to an ever rising listing of artists who’re suing Donald Trump over the unlawful use of their songs in marketing campaign movies. The band spotlight the “flagrant misappropriation” of their hit music ‘Seven Nation Military’.
One other day, one other unauthorized use of a music by the Trump marketing campaign staff… This time it’s rock duo The White Stripes who’re suing Donald Trump over the “flagrant misappropriation” of their hit music ‘Seven Nation Military’.
The White Stripes add their identify to an extended listing of artists who’re issuing cease-and-desist letters and even suing Donald Trump for utilizing their songs with out permission.
The American rock band are suing the Republican presidential nominee over the unauthorised use of their 2003 music ‘Seven Nation Military’ in a marketing campaign video posted final month by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications.
The video posted on 29 August and which has since been deleted confirmed the former president boarding a airplane to the opening riff of ‘Seven Nation Military’.
On the time, Jack White wrote: “Don’t even consider using my music you fascists. Regulation go well with coming from my legal professionals about this (so as to add to your 5 thousand others).”
Now, the singer has adopted via on his risk, submitting a copyright infringement go well with, alongside co-band member Meg White.
In keeping with the lawsuit (per Pitchfork), which was filed in federal courtroom in Manhattan and lists six counts of copyright infringement, the band “vehemently oppose the insurance policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and people he has proposed for the second time period he seeks.”
The lawsuit additionally states that Trump and his marketing campaign “selected to disregard and never reply to Plaintiffs’ pre-litigation efforts to resolve the issues at difficulty on this motion,” and have as a substitute “indiscriminately trampled on Plaintiffs’ authorized rights.”
In a publish shared to Instagram yesterday, Jack White captioned a replica of the authorized criticism: “This machine sues fascists.”
Trump is infamous for utilizing music at his marketing campaign rallies with out the artists’ permission. Everybody from Tom Petty, Neil Younger, The Rolling Stones through Adele, Bruce Springsteen and Sinead O’Connor has issued the politician with cease-and-desist orders.
Isaac Hayes’ property sued him for 134 counts of copywright infringement, and in August, each French artist Woodkid and Céline Dion referred to as out the unauthorized makes use of of their songs at Trump’s rallies.
Dion’s music from the Oscar-winning movie Titanic, ‘My Coronary heart Will Go On’, was used at a rally in Montana. Dion’s staff condemned the use, and questioned the music selection, writing: “And actually, THAT music?” – proving that Trump and his marketing campaign staff appear to have little to no self-awareness with regards to tradition or the truth that his marketing campaign appears like a sinking ship at this level.
Probably the most current circumstances has been Beyoncé reportedly threatening Donald Trump’s marketing campaign with authorized motion for its unauthorized use of her music ‘Freedom’ in a social media video, days after the singer accepted the music because the official anthem for Kamala Harris’ presidential marketing campaign.
In keeping with Rolling Stone, the singer’s document label has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump marketing campaign after the previous President’s spokesperson Steven Cheung posted a now-deleted video on X of Trump stepping off an airplane with the music ‘Freedom’ enjoying the background.