Posted on 10/31/2018 1:18:53 AM PDT by JonnyFive
Why is there NO Punishment for the Lawyers that send these Illegal and Threatening letters knowing full well Donald Trump has PAID THE LICENSING FEES and has every right to play these songs whenever he damn well pleases???
Every Lawyer that does this should be Immediately and Permanently DISBARRED.
Screw Pharrell Williams. His song sucks anyway. Just like him.
or gil scott heron! :)
Nice, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”....it will.be live!
Hell with him.President Trump does not either him or his song. As far as I am concerned, he take a Democrat under each arm and go to hell.
“I still say we need an R rated version of FR somewhere, where we can post our true feelings about folks like this in the manner we would in real life :)”
It’s called 4chan /pol/.
You mean "My City Was Gone" and MCI, Chrissie Hynde's label, did send a cease and desist order to Limbaugh and he did comply. Hynde later found out about it and since her parents were big Limbaugh fans she negotiated a usage payment with Limbaugh...which she donates to PETA.
Depends on the state. Some states have Right of Publicity laws which give artists control over how their music is used. He can claim trademark dilution under the Lanaham Act by claiming Trump's use of the song decreases the value of his trademark among his fan base. He can make a False Endorsement Claim saying that Trump using his song implies that he endorses the President.
In the end is it really worth it? Aren't there any Ted Nugent or Kid Rock or Kanye West songs Trump could use?
What a coincidence, eh?
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