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Neil Young sues Trump for playing Rockin' in the Free World at a rally without a licence

Neil Young has filed a 10 million dollar lawsuit against a Trump fundraising committee for playing Rockin' in the Free World without a licence at an Ohio rally.

The Canadian-American musician sued Trump in 2020 over unauthorised use of song at a political event.

The Long Sip
What happened

Neil Young, 80, has sued the Trump 47 Committee for 10 million dollars over unauthorised use of his 1989 song Rockin' in the Free World at an Ohio rally.

The detail

Young previously sued Trump's 2020 campaign over the same song and says that campaign settled and promised never to use it again without permission.

What it means

The lawsuit argues Trump was personally aware a licence was required and that Young has never granted one, with the song played at numerous rallies.

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What readers are saying

sylvia1950
Neil Young is right to protect his work from political misuse.
CraigieburJayden
the key thing is sound recordings dont have general public performance rights in the us so they only needed to get permission from young directly or through his rights org. explains why they got away with it before and why young can keep suing them
CabramattaPhuong
The fact that they allegedly broke the same settlement agreement twice matters because it shows the campaign either ignored the terms or didn't care about consequences.
grayg
silver fiddle music claims the campaign already settled a lawsuit in 2020 and promised not to use the song again. if they actually signed a legal agreement to stop then a ten million dollar suit is a fair way to handle a breach of contract.
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