Posted on 07/19/2016 3:34:39 PM PDT by conservative98
Sony/ATV Music Publishing — which administers Queen’s catalog including songs such as “We Are the Champion” — said a statement Tuesday they have repeatedly asked Trump not to use the “We Are the Champions,” which he played Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention. Last month, Queen guitarist Brian May also wrote a blog post protesting the use of the song by the Trump campaign.
“Sony/ATV Music Publishing has never been asked by Mr. Trump, the Trump campaign or the Trump Organization for permission to use ‘We are the Champions’ by Queen. On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the repeated unauthorized use of the song after a previous request to desist, which has obviously been ignored by Mr. Trump and his campaign,” the statement read.
Trump’s representative did not respond to questions about the Sony/ATV complaint Tuesday.
Queen also tweeted they were unhappy about Trump’s use of the song on Tuesday: “An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes.”
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Thought they died decades ago...
Another guy I loved had to open his mouth.
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fair use...
stick it Queen!
Petty little faggots... Who cares?
So long as they pay the appropriate royalty fee to AASCAP Trump’s campaign does not need their permission.
They are making a request and wishing Trump would stop playing it so it sounds like Trump has the right to play it!
The only band member that ever mattered did.
Did Trump ask them to Bake a Cake?
“An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes.”
I’d like to see this litigated in the courts.
I bet that queen would lose their butts... AND trump should sue them for the litigation costs too.
let One candidate deliver a very high profile and public horsewhipping in the court of law to these loudmouth performers... they wont do it again.
Hillary will enter the hall to: “Fat Bottomed Girls”
I don’t think Queen extolled great Americsn values.
Why use their music?
Freddy? Sheesh! He creeped me out!
Too bad. That is not how ASCAP works.
I was thinking the Spinal Tap version would be more appropriate for her thighness.
I’m surprised that I haven’t heard Neil Peart spout off about Trump using their song “Limelight”. (Love Rush, but Neil - knock off the religion and politics.)
I thought “Tom Sawyer” would have been better though for Trump.
“A modern day warrior
Mean, mean stride
Today’s Tom Sawyer
Mean, mean pride.
Though his mind is not for rent
Don’t put him down as arrogant
His reserve, a quiet defense
Riding out the day’s events...”
Brian May is a pretty good astrophysicist...as astrophysicists go :)
Queen should be honored. I bet Freddie wouldn’t be such a putz about it.
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