Trump, Copyright, and the Music Debate in Political Rallies #217

09/25/24 • 13 min

In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich dives into the controversy surrounding the use of music in political campaigns, particularly focusing on the Trump campaign's repeated use of copyrighted songs without proper permissions. He discusses the legal complexities of blanket licenses from organizations like ASCAP and BMI, the rights of artists to exclude their music from political campaigns, and notable cases like Neil Young and Eddy Grant’s lawsuits against the Trump campaign. The episode also explores broader issues of copyright, artist rights, and the potential for false endorsement claims under the Lanham Act.

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09/25/24 • 13 min

The Screen Lawyer Podcast - Trump, Copyright, and the Music Debate in Political Rallies #217

Transcript

00:00:00.133

So it's hard to turn on the TV or social media these days without seeing political rallies, political commentary, and of course, music and lots and lots of complaints or interesting stories about the use of music in political campaigns. I think there's been a little confusion about that, how that works. And the Trump campaign is at the heart of all of it. Stick around. We're going to dig in.

00:00:30.166

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