that he would have liked for Trump to have asked for his blessing. During that first campaign, Trump's organization had made licensing agreements with the two main performance-rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI , which have traditionallyYoung acknowledged that in the 2016 Reuters interview, saying:"He actually got a license to use it... So I got nothing against him. You know, once the music goes out, everybody can use it for anything.
Young's suit will serve as something of a test case for the copyright infringement argument, though his complaint also states that he"in good conscience cannot allow his music to be used as a 'theme song' for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate." Along with barring the Trump campaign from using his music, Young is asking for statutory damages.
His stance is buoyed by a growing unwillingness among musicians to have their work co-opted by politicians. Last month, a number of world-famous artists, from Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to Sia, signed anto both the Republican and Democratic parties asking them to specifically"pledge that all candidates you support will seek consent from featured recording artists and songwriters before using their music in campaign and political settings.
"This is not a new problem. Or a partisan one," the letter continues."Every election cycle brings stories of artists and songwriters frustrated to find their work being used in settings that suggest endorsement or support of political candidates without their permission or consent."
Biden song would be the funny farm
Good for Neil Young. Don’t know that it will stop Trump’s campaign from continuing to steal others’ music, but at least they’ll be made to stop stealing Young’s, and may even have to pay him money.
Neil! I loaned them a bootleg copy! Chill!
Yes they do! It’s called capitalism you idiot, you know, that thing that allowed you to amass enormous wealth. It’s the same reason Chrissy Hind has a good monthly income due to Rush Limbaugh.
Green Day has approved the use of American Idiot
When the campaign is being sued can they legally use campaign funds to pay for their legal fees?
His campaign just refuses to learn, don't they? 🙄
I love it when people act like no laws, even copyright law, apply to Donald Trump. This isn't the Senate where he can do anything with no repercussions.
Well done Neil Young !
DefundNPR You leftist slant on everything is truly despicable.
Good. Don't steal music.
Good for Neil!!!
Canada should put him on their money!
Gwan' Neil! 👊
He’s dumber than a rock.
Yeah... sue the fcuker for his billions then give the money to charity! 👍
Does the Trump campaign not understand the copyright laws. He keeps being sued by musicians who probably have better lawyers. What musician wants to be seen to support Trump? Kanye?
He's not tolerating Donald's bullshit. 👍🙂 This is another reason why 🇨🇦loves our Neil Young.
He should be happy his songs are played. He hasn’t been relevant since the 70’s!
This dude stil alive?
I think it’s actually quite apropos that 45 plays that song when it’s literally satirizing the US in the lyrics 😂 You never have to feel Shane if you never listen I guess 🤷🏻♂️
Neil needs his maid
No one want to associate with anything related to Trump.
Guess he needs to make money somehow!! He should be so lucky someone even wants to play his music !!
Yawn
We don't need your song it's passe anyway. Trump deserves better
Don’t need you around anyhow!!
Pkhpk 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Shitty
JaneyGodley JohnCleese TheRealTBone MalcolmNance StephMillerShow DGComedy Yes. F*ing Yes! Just so it’s on the record, he can’t use any songs I write, isn’t invited to my funeral and has to stay 100m away from any of my young relatives or friends’ kids.. Understood?😬🦠😷🇨🇦
Who’s going 2 stop him?
Tin soldiers and trumpets coming. We're finally on our own
My My, Hey Hey...Look who finally became and American Citizen.
NthnGd4 Neil you Rock!
Yet another reason to love Neil Young ❤
Then go back to Canada
Try this one Trumpy.
Just tell Donny that Neil was born in Canada. He may not know but, many people are saying it.
Bull squirt Young! Those words and music are for EVERYONE! If you didn’t want it out there, DON’T PRODUCE IT!!! Ass-clown!
Neil can piss off.
Hope Neil Young will remember. A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Yes Neil young a proud Canadian standing up to Trump!!
Ah poor washed up celebrity!!!
Is Neil Young a citizen of the US, or of Canada?
Good.
Good she his ass take everything
Guess they’ll have to use “Wang dang sweet poontang”. Oh, no, I got it, “Stranglehold”!
The 21 people that show up at the next TrumpleThinSkin klan rally can just listen to Nuget, Kid Rick, and Sammy Haggar. TrumpFailedAmerica
JasonLaCanfora That’s ok he didn’t ask to steal a bible either
Just ignore crazy old Neil...he's pretty effed up.
I love Neil Young. His music has been the background to many a resistance movement. He is against what the Fascist Trump regime stands for and it is ridiculous that Trump would use his music.
strigidae_strix Those 76 people will just have to listen to something else...
The intolerant left.
That's ok Neil young your a has been !!!!
Sue em for everything they have
NeilYoung Thank you.
That’s so awesome
No one decent wants Trump to use their music. Doesn't he realize the entire creative universe is repulsed by him?
Hmmm. Think it will make up for this?
Get it girl
TeamTrump TrumpWarRoom Why does your campaign continue to violate the rights of these artists? Copyright laws exist for a reason, yet you continue to violate them! IvankaTrump perhaps you can help guide the campaign on the meaning of patent & copyright infringement!
Again, when musicians have more guts to take on the president. Prior to this Nickelback and linkinpark ordered take-downs of vids with their songs in it. Give him hell, Neil!
What becomes of these lawsuits? Why do we here about so many filings against him but never any case outcomes.
I think the musical artists of the world should band together and outright forbid Trump's campaign from using ANY of their music. MusiciansAgainstTrump
Why is it that Trump continues to use the music of people who literally hate him ?!?! Guess it's just more denial ....
JasonLaCanfora Trump’s rapidly running out of artists who might let him play their songs. What’s Ted Nugent up to?
Someone finally did it! God bless you, Neilyoung
This shit is so tiring...they will not win.
Neil Young lived in the USA for 50 years without bothering to get his citizenship. All the sudden he's interested in politics? I like his music but maybe he should just STFU about politics.
Trump should play Ring Around the Rosie... he is the plague king, after all.
Go Neil.
I'm sure that this band would be more than happy to let the Trump campaign use their music.
Good. It's a desecration of Young's art.
He should. Young wrote the song, Ohio, in protest to Nixon and his illegal use of deadly force at Kent State.
But hopefully the estate of Bobby Vinton won’t be upset if Trump uses “Mr. Lonely”.
Yes!
Well apparently Neil Young is a Democrat and Democrats are communists
JasonLaCanfora Those songs suck anyways
You go Neil Young
Right on!
Wait, hold the F on. They are playing rockin' in the free world? How do republicans never listen to the lyrics of songs?
Let's see what Biden has to say about that.
It certainly ain’t a free world with him as President.
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