{"id":2336218,"date":"2024-09-03T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-orders-trump-campaign-to-cease-using-isaac-hayes-song-at-rallies-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:00:50","slug":"federal-judge-orders-trump-campaign-to-cease-using-isaac-hayes-song-at-rallies-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-orders-trump-campaign-to-cease-using-isaac-hayes-song-at-rallies-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge orders Trump campaign to cease using Isaac Hayes song at rallies &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-orders-trump-campaign-to-cease-using-isaac-hayes-song-at-rallies-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-l-a-police-union-official-tells-officers-to-go-somewhere-theyre-appreciated\/\" title=\"L.A. Police Union Chief Urges Officers to Seek Appreciation Elsewhere.\">federal\u200c judge<\/a>\u200c in Georgia has issued a temporary injunction \u2062prohibiting \u2062Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a> from using the Isaac Hayes song\u2063 &#8220;Hold On,\u200c I&#8217;m\u200b Comin'&#8221; at\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-757-luxury-jet-headed-for-upgrade\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s 757 Luxury Jet Headed for Upgrade\">future rallies<\/a>, \u200bfollowing\u200d a lawsuit from the late artist&#8217;s estate. The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-will-be-extradited-to-california-to-stand-trial-on-sex-assault-charges\/\" title=\"Harvey Weinstein Will Be Extradited To California To Stand Trial On Sex Assault Charges\">judge determined<\/a> that the campaign must cease using \u200cthe song\u2063 without a proper license. The case was presided over by Judge Thomas\u2064 Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for \u200dthe Northern District \u200bof Georgia, who\u2063 highlighted the\u2064 need for licensing in\u2064 the music\u2063 usage.\u200c The\u200b song had been played at various campaign events,\u200c including the recent Republican National\u200d Convention and a rally in Montana. The estate&#8217;s attorney, James Walker Jr., expressed satisfaction with the ruling, emphasizing \u2064that it fulfilled their primary goal of\u2063 stopping unauthorized use of the music. However, the judge declined to\u2063 order the removal \u200bof past recordings where \u200dthe song was used. \u2064Ronald Coleman, a lawyer for Trump,\u2064 stated that the campaign had\u2062 already agreed to stop using \u200dthe\u200d song and appreciated \u200bthe \u200dcourt\u2019s acknowledgment \u2063of First\u2063 Amendment concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal judge orders Trump campaign to cease using Isaac Hayes song at rallies<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744781\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> ordered former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s presidential campaign to cease the use of an Isaac Hayes song at all future campaign rallies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In response to a lawsuit from the late artist&rsquo;s estate, Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-holds-emergency-town-hall-to-appease-lgbtq-employees-vows-to-fight-texas-transgender-measure\/\" title=\"Disney Holds Emergency Town Hall to Appease LGBTQ Employees, Vows to Fight Texas Transgender Measure\">temporary injunction blocking<\/a> further use of the song &ldquo;without proper license.&rdquo; Trump used Hayes&rsquo;s &ldquo;Hold On, I&rsquo;m Comin&rsquo;&rdquo; as his exit music at many campaign events this year, including at the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Republican National Convention<\/a> in July and recently at his Aug. 9 rally in Bozeman, Montana.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are very pleased with the court&rsquo;s decision,&rdquo; said James Walker Jr., a lawyer for the Hayes estate. &ldquo;Donald Trump has been told he cannot use the music of Isaac Hayes without a license. That was our No. 1 goal. Now we work on the underlying trial and case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thrash, however, did not grant the estate&rsquo;s request that the Trump campaign take down recordings of past events in which the song was used. Ronald Coleman, a lawyer for the former president, said after the ruling that the campaign &ldquo;had already agreed to cease further use&rdquo; of the song and that it was &ldquo;very gratified that the court recognized the First Amendment issues at stake and didn&rsquo;t order a takedown of existing videos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than 41 artists, bands, and musicians have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3139383\/bands-cant-always-stop-trump-music-rallies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>requested that Trump cease using their music<\/a> at his political rallies. Some of their requests, however, will likely go nowhere as blanket licenses that can be purchased by Trump&rsquo;s campaign allow the use of their songs regardless of whether the artist personally approves of Trump or the song&rsquo;s use.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some bands and artists, such as ABBA and Adele, have requested that their music not be used because Trump did not explicitly ask for permission. Others, such as Sinead O&rsquo;Connor, have requested their music not be used for political and personal disagreements with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is no exaggeration to say that Sin&eacute;ad would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a &lsquo;biblical devil,&rsquo;&rdquo; O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s estate said when it requested that Trump stop playing her music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744781\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744781\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge in Georgia has instructed former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign to stop using a song by Isaac Hayes at upcoming rallies. This ruling came after a lawsuit was filed by the estate of the deceased artist. Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a temporary injunction preventing any further use of the song &#8220;Hold On, I\u2019m Comin\u2019&#8221; without proper licensing. Trump had utilized this track as exit music during various campaign events this year, including at the Republican National Convention in July and his rally on August 9 in Bozeman, Montana. James Walker Jr., an attorney representing Hayes&#8217; estate, expressed satisfaction with the court&#8217;s decision, emphasizing that their primary objective was to ensure Trump could not use Hayes&#8217; music without authorization. However, Judge Thrash did not approve the estate&#8217;s request to remove recordings from past events where the song was played. Ronald Coleman, an attorney for Trump, stated that they had already agreed to stop using the song and appreciated that the court acknowledged First Amendment concerns by not mandating removal of existing videos.<\/p>\n<p>Over 41 artists and musicians have asked Trump to refrain from using their music at his political events; however, many requests may be ineffective due to blanket licenses available for purchase by Trump&#8217;s campaign that allow such usage regardless of individual artist consent. Some artists like ABBA and Adele have specifically requested their songs not be used because permission wasn&#8217;t sought beforehand; others like Sinead O\u2019Connor have objected due to personal disagreements with Trump\u2019s views or actions. O\u2019Connor\u2019s estate remarked that she would have been deeply offended if her work were misrepresented by someone she labeled as a &#8220;biblical devil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2336219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-abortion.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34465,40000,33791,39999,3634],"class_list":["post-2336218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign-rally","tag-copyright-violation","tag-federal-judge","tag-isaac-hayes","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-abortion.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}