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Trump Shrinks, But Can’t Shake Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit

Donald Trump failed to get out of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Isaac Hayes' estate over the Stax classic 'Hold On, I'm Coming.'

In his underlying dismissal motion filed in January, Trump claimed the Hayes estate had failed to allege any infringing conduct that placed him directly on the hook. “The plaintiffs allege that defendant Trump ‘personally selected’ the work, performed it at least 133 times, and recorded and published those rallies on various media platforms,” Judge Thrash wrote. “Defendant Trump fails to explain how the allegations that he ‘personally selected’ the work to be played at his campaign events do not state that he infringed on this exclusive right.

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