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Isaac Hayes Estate Sues Donald Trump for Using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ at Rallies
“We demand the cessation of use, removal of all related videos, a public disclaimer, and payment of $3 million in licensing fees," reads the document.
Lawyers for Isaac Hayes Enterprises filed a notice of copyright infringement, stating that the late artist’s song “Hold On, I’m Coming” was used on “multiple occasions during various political rallies,” without authorization. Scores of top artists and songwriters have objected to his campaign’s use of their songs at political rallies since he first ran for president in 2015 — among them The Rolling Stones, Adele, Rihanna, Sinead O’Connor‘s estate and Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler. The Rolling Stones, Adele, Rihanna, Sinead O’Connor ‘s estate and Aerosmith ‘s Steven Tyler are among the artists who’ve objected to use of their songs at political rallies since Trump first ran for president in 2015.
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