Hayes’ family joins the ranks of Celine Dion, who also recently protested the use of her song ‘Titanic’ at Trump rallies
Another day, another unauthorized use of a song by the Trump campaign…
The family of soul legend Isaac Hayes, as euronews writes, has filed a lawsuit, seeking $3 million in damages.
Hayes’ family joins the ranks of Celine Dion, who also recently protested the use of her song “Titanic” at Trump rallies.
The family of Isaac Hayes joins a long list of artists unhappy that Donald Trump is using their songs at campaign rallies.
The family of the late American soul legend, famous for songs like “They Long To Be Close To You,” “Joy” and the soundtrack to the movie Shaft , took it a step further and sued Trump and his campaign.
They’re doing so specifically for the continued unauthorized use of Sam & Dave’s 1966 hit song “Hold On, I’m Coming,” which the late singer-songwriter co-wrote.
The lawsuit seeks $3 million in damages for 134 uses of the song — which was most recently used at Trump’s rally in Montana on Friday, according to the lawsuit.
On Sunday, Isaac Hayes III, the son of the Grammy and Oscar winner, posted on social media that the family had filed a lawsuit over the Trump campaign’s use of the hit song at its rallies from 2022 to 2024.
“We, the family of @_isaachayes Isaac Hayes Enterprises, represented by Walker & Associates, are suing Donald Trump and his campaign for 134 copyright infringements for the unauthorized use of the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ in a campaign gatherings from 2022. -2024,” read the post signed by the Hayes family.
The post added: “We demand the cessation of use, the removal of all related videos, a public disclaimer and the payment of $3 million in licensing fees by August 16, 2024. Failure to comply will result in further legal action.”
We the family of @isaachayes Isaac Hayes Enterprises, represented by Walker & Associates, are suing @realDonaldTrump and his campaign for 134 counts of copyright infringement for the unauthorized use of the song “Hold On I’m Coming” at campaign rallies from 2022-2024. pic.twitter.com/uwbJbB32Ya
— Isaac Hayes (@isaachayes) August 11, 2024
Isaac Hayes III posted another message, saying: “Donald Trump epitomizes a lack of integrity and class, not only through his continued use of my father’s music without permission, but also through his history of sexually assaulting women and of his racist rhetoric. This behavior will no longer be tolerated and we will take immediate action to put an end to it.”
He added: “We stand in solidarity with all musicians whose work has been co-opted without consent by divisive political campaigns. Music performers’ art is a reflection of their soul, not a tool to promote hatred or bigotry. It is time for all artists to unite and demand respect for their creative heritage.”
The song, written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, was first performed in 1966 by the duo Sam & Dave. Hayes died on August 10, 2008.
Source :Skai
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