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Donald Trump loses legal fight over using Eddy Grant song without permission


Judge rules presidential candidate is liable for damages over unauthorised use of Grant’s song Electric Avenue in animated video ridiculing Joe Biden

The 40-second clip – an animation of Joe Biden travelling in a railroad cart while a Trump-Pence campaign train passes at high speed – was viewed more than 13.7m times on Twitter before it was removed, according to Grant’s lawsuit. The video was originally posted to Trump’s personal Twitter account on 12 August 2020 as the Republican president campaigned in his second, unsuccessful presidential election. The success of Grant’s case may hearten the White Stripes, who last week sued Trump for copyright infringement – and “flagrant misappropriation” – over the alleged non-permitted use of Seven Nation Army in a campaign video, which was subsequently deleted; and the estate of Isaac Hayes, which is suing the former president and reelection hopeful for $3m over an alleged 130 instances of Hayes’ song Hold On, I’m Coming being used at campaign rallies without permission.

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