Neil Young Is Suing The Trump Committee For $10M For Using His Song
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Neil Young has filed a $10 million lawsuit against
a fundraising committee backing U.S.
President Donald Trump over the use of his song,
Rockin' in the Free World, at an Ohio rally.
According to a five-page complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, Trump was
personally aware that a license would be required,
and knew Young has not and would not grant the required license.
The lawsuit alleges this use violated
a 2020 settlement from an earlier legal dispute,
in which Trump agreed to stop using Young's music without permission.
In the complaint, Young and his lawyers described the track as
a blistering anthem that contrasts
the hollow promises of American political rhetoric
with the harsh realities faced by the poor.
They added that the 1989 song is the opposite
of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for.
Young's dispute with Trump dates back to 2015,
when Trump played the song while announcing
his presidential campaign at Trump Tower.
Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders
for President of the United States of America,
A spokesperson for Young said at the time,