Posted on 05/04/2016 7:32:20 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
This should be the last time Donald Trump uses the Rolling Stones’ music at one of his events, a representative for the band said Wednesday.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s campaign has been using Rolling Stones music — he played a recording of the song “Start Me Up” at a speech late last month and again Tuesday night — and the band isn’t happy about it. The 54-year-old group has requested Trump stop using Stones music.
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I think the age of that music also makes it public domain.
IIRC, there was a similar complaint lodged by at least one member of Aerosmith against Trump for the use of “Dream On.” And supposedly, the lead singer, Steven Tyler, is right-of-center. I believe there was an agreement reached eventually.
Death of the composer + 70 years.
THEN it’s Public Domain, UNLESS the publisher or the estate renews the copyright.
That’s why Irving Berlin’s songs still require a license.
Mick and Keith aren’t quite dead yet...though it’s hard to tell, it’s hard to tell.
Baba O’Riley, Teenage Wasteland. It happens. ;-)
“Featured” meaning using the same number at the same moment to send off the candidate? I’d make it point to play a different Stones number every night. If it must be them. Frankly there’s more dynamic rock and roll out there.
I ran into Trump at a Van Morrison gig at Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic City in 2005. He met with Van backstage and then took a spot in front of the stage and stayed for the whole gig. Trump oughta draw from Morrison’s canon. Great material and the old bastard probably wouldn’t mind.
Oh man, I wish I was a fly on that wall!
Now THAT’S an A list group.
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Trump’s used several others too. Steve Tyler whined about one earlier.
Contrary to the popular belief, the Rolling Stones were much more Leftist Progressive than the Beatles.
Brian Jones could not be reached for comment.
When men were men.
When men were men.
The Stones should have thought about this problem before they sold off the rights to that song to their record company. Which they did.
If you pay the correct license fees for music that’s ‘owned’ by the record companies or other entities other than the artist, well, the artist can ask you to stop using the song all they want but you don’t have to. They signed their rights away.
The funny part is that Reagan purchased a license to use that song from the actual rights holders. Springsteen could not do anything about it.
It’s not. Yes, that’s where our legal system has gone with it. Even if you own the CD/cassette/record/whatever, you still have to pay a fee to play it in public whether you are charging money or not. This is what screwed a bunch of internet radio stations.
Get a memo to Mick; “Stupid move”
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