Donald Trump’s campaign prohibited from using Isaac Hayes song after lawsuit threat

Donald Trump’s campaign prohibited from using Isaac Hayes song after lawsuit threat Show Caption Hide Caption Isaac Hayes’ family sues Trump campaign, Celine Dion speaks out The family of Isaac Hayes is suing the Trump campaign and Celine Dion is issuing a statement over the use of their music at rallies. Straight Arrow News A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his campaign can no longer use Isaac Hayes’ song “Hold On, I’m Comin.'” The ruling comes nearly a month after Hayes’ family threatened to sue the former president over his use of the track, co-written by Hayes and performed by soul duo Sam & Dave, at rallies. “Today our family was granted an injunction against @realdonaldtrump from playing @IsaacHayes3 music ever again,” Hayes’ son Isaac Hayes III wrote on X. Hayes III previously shared a copy of a copyright infringement notice on social media, filed by lawyer James Walker and issued to Trump, demanding his campaign pay $3 million in licensing fees. The late singer’s family was considering suing for 134 counts of copyright infringement for the “unauthorized use of the song” at campaign rallies over the last two years. Read more here: Isaac Hayes’ family demands Trump stop using his song at rallies, $3M in fees The notice also demanded the Trump campaign remove videos featuring the song and issue a public disclaimer, or else face “further legal action.” Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. granted the Hayes estate’s request to halt Trump’s use of the song, but the judge reportedly denied the estate’s motion to remove previously recorded uses of the song from the campaign, according to CNN and The Associated Press. While speaking to reporters after the hearing, Trump’s attorney Ronald Coleman said the former president’s legal team was pleased with Thrash’s ruling on previous uses of the song. “The campaign has no interest in annoying or hurting anyone, and if the Hayes family feels that it hurts or annoys them, that’s fine. Following the judge’s ruling, Hayes’ son told reporters he was “very grateful and happy,” according to AP. “I want this to serve as an opportunity for other artists to come forward that don’t want their music used by Donald Trump or other political entities and continue to fight for music artists’ rights and copyright,” his son said, per the outlet. The Hayes family’s motion against the Trump campaign is listed as a preliminary injunction in the case, according to the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia website. Donald Trump v. Beyoncé: Trump’s campaign removes ‘Freedom’ video after reports singer sent cease and desist Hayes’ family joins a long list of people who have demanded the former president stop using artists’ music at his rallies, including Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, Prince’s estate, The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Brendon Urie of Panic! – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/09/03/isaac-hayes-lawsuit-donald-trump-campaign/75061399007/