Screw them.
There would be a copyright violation if an artists song were being performed without paying royalties to them. That’s not the case. Per the Vanderbilt University Journal of Entertainment and Technology law:
“Copyright laws are ambiguous regarding this type of “campaign” use. Political campaigns maintain that in order to play a song at a live event they only need a public performance license from a performing rights organization such as BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC. These organizations pay royalties to songwriters and publishers for performances of their songs at live events.”
Think about it - if some whiny leftwing artist were able to stop a person they disagree with politically from using their song in a legal way, do you think Rush Limbaugh would still be using The Pretenders “My City Was Gone” as his theme?
Word to Heart: STFU and have another donut
“Think about it - if some whiny leftwing artist were able to stop a person they disagree with politically from using their song in a legal way, do you think Rush Limbaugh would still be using The Pretenders “My City Was Gone” as his theme?”
Yep, if the royalty check was big enough. I think that’s the case. When this was something of a controversy, I heard Rush, on the air, offer to stop using that song. He mentioned that he was paying around $40,000 per year in royalties (I’ve seen a much higher number, not sure what is correct). The songwriter decided to allow him to continue using it, saying he mother was a Rush fan.