Music legend’s son says emergency court date granted in lawsuit against Donald Trump

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2024/08/music-legends-son-says-emergency-court-date-granted-in-lawsuit-against-donald-trump.html

38 comments

  1. has this fucker paid any of the court decisions against him?

  2. The fact that Trump believes he can ignore the demands and that this is not the first time he’s used material without permission, he needs to be slapped down hard. The only way for Trump to understand he’s not above the law is to treat him like he is not above the law.

  3. Stick to the YMCA, Donald.

    Court battle after court battle after court battle. Any money raised has been going to the felons legal fees and the Biden Harris switcheroo kicked a hole in it.

  4. someone should make an ad featuring all the musicians trying to get this human barnacle to stop playing their music at his nuremberg-for-dummies rallies.

  5. The only reason trump is running for office is so that he can dismiss all the lawsuits against him. He knows that if he looses there are so many consequences that one more won’t make any difference so he could care less about any regulations at this point

  6. Take note musicians. Every single unauthorized song should have a lawsuit. This man is getting handed millions of dollars from his cult members and he can’t be bothered to ask for permission or pay for music to play at rallies?

    Make him pay, because it’s not just a song, he is stealing your goodwill and brand to sell his lies.

  8. Don’t worry, the cult will cough up the cash if necessary

  9. Article:

    f anyone thought Isaac Hayes III would back down in his threat to sue former president Donald Trump for using “Hold On, I’m Comin’” during his rallies, well … those folks have another thing coming.

    Because Hayes III is, in fact, ramping up the pressure on Trump, who he has demanded to stop using the song which was co-written by his famous singer/songwriter father, Isaac Hayes.

    And so, just days after announcing that Trump had failed to meet a deadline to respond to his demands and that he was subsequently filing a $3 million lawsuit, Hayes III has been active on X, formerly Twitter, through the weekend.

    “Breaking,” he wrote on Friday. “The Federal Court has granted our request for an Emergency Hearing to secure injunctive relief. Donald Trump, the RNC, Trump, Trump for President Inc. 2024, Turning Point and The NRA are required to appear in court September 3, 2024 at the Northern U.S. District Federal Court in Atlanta.

    “See you in court.”

    In another video posted to his X account, Hayes III explains his argument.

    “If I repeatedly used any of (Donald Trump’s) IP without permission, he would sue the (expletive) out of me,” Hayes III wrote in the caption of the video. “For all the copyright experts out there here’s how it works. And to the writers who don’t want Trump using their songs here’s how you stop him.”

    In the video itself, Hayes III explains music licensing, and says, “here’s the problem, at some point, Donald Trump was notified to stop playing ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’” because that song was removed from his use from the political use license and he kept playing the song.

    “So, if you keep playing the song, after you are told not to play the song, the fine is $150,000 every time you play the song,” Hayes III claims. “If you play the song before you get the license, the song is $150,000 every time you play the song.”

    Hayes III said “this would be easy to prove because we asked Donald Trump if he had a political use license and when that licensed exists.”

    “And we know it doesn’t because we know the song had been terminated for him to play,” Hayes III said.

    Hayes III asked for weeks for Trump to not play the song at his rallies and set a deadline for him to respond for Aug. 16. When Trump did not respond, Hayes III announced the estate was suing Trump for $3 million.

    “So as of 5:59PM ET The Estate of (Isaac Hayes) has filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal Court, Northern District against Donald J. Trump,” Hayes III posted to X then. “The RNC, Donald J. Trump for president, Inc., and several other parties for copyright infringement.”

    Hayes III again laid out why he did not want Trump using the song during an appearance on CNN.

    “I don’t want the song associated with Donald Trump,” he said. “I don’t want people to hear, ‘Hold On I’m Coming,’ and think of Donald Trump because of the nature of the character of the person that he is.

    “I’m the brother to seven sisters, seven Black women,” he added. “Donald Trump has been found liable of sexual abuse, he says horrible things about women, he says horrible things about Vice President Kamala Harris, and I know my father would not want Donald Trump or a man that speaks like that, especially about Black women, using his music to run a campaign.

    “It’s more to do with the fact of the individual, the character of Donald Trump, that we don’t want associated with our band and our family.”

    According to BLAVITY, Trump used Hayes’ “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at the end of his recent rally in Atlanta. The song was written by Hayes and David Porter, and performed by the R&B duo Sam & Dave.

    Hayes III said then he was not happy to see Trump using the song.

    “Once again, the estate and family of (Isaac Hayes) DID NOT approve the use of “Hold On I’m Coming” written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter by Donald Trump tonight in Atlanta,” Hayes III posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We and our partners at {Primary Wave) are taking legal action to stop the unauthorized use of this song.”

    BLAVITY said that Hayes’ family has fought for years to keep Trump from using the song, and even linked to a post on X from Hayes’ account in 2022.

  10. >Hayes III has been active on X, formerly Twitter, through the weekend.

    We need to stop referring to X as “formally known as Twitter”, it’s very disrespectful, it changed its name. I propose “The site that now identifies as X”.

    Edit: This whooshed over a bunch of you. Elon is a turd and he likes to make fun of people who change their identities

  12. Go, Isaac, go! It’s illegal and wrong to use music without permission, yet the “law and order” crowd do it and cheer (and awkwardly dance).

  13. Good sue his ass and make him pay big. That’s the only thing he understands.

  14. I’m sure a class action lawsuit would be viable. They should all get together. He’s really just trying to piss people off at this point is t he?

  15. Can a judge can take up one of these cases and punish Trump in a way that’s…cumulative?

    Something that says, “Seeing as your campaigns have been cited for this at least a dozen times in the past ten years, we’re giving you this exorbitant penalty”?

  17. Yeah, they’re just going to keep doing it until there’s actual consequences.

  18. I’d just like to point out that a famous musician I knew got in trouble for playing his recorded music in his own establishment!

    I don’t know how politicians get away with any of this.

  19. Donald Trump will never understand that you can’t just take and use people’s stuff without permission.

    He is fundamentally incapable of understanding that.

    He is like a small child who needs to have things slowly explained to him. And he still acts out anyway.

    Because there are NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES.

  20. Go get that song back! Trump has no right to it. I imagine your family is very proud of your courage. These people are awful

  22. Something that’s not mentioned, often the venues like stadiums and auditoriums, have license agreements with music services to play songs across the music market. I don’t know how that will affect these lawsuits.

  23. If only the whole country felt the same way…not wanting to have the character of “the dump” associated with it. Just a thought….

  24. It’s about time someone is actually doing something to stop trump from STEALING from them and holding them accountable I really hope he gets every single penny he’s asked for and other artists and musicians and copyright holders due the same

  25. just stick with nepo baby bands that allow you to use their music, like metallica.

  26. Good to see *someone* holding his feet to the fire!

  27. Trump has been stealing all his life. He stole from contractors, employees and others. For him, this is winning, and he hates losers.

  28. I don’t know much about Trump stealing music and I’m sure Chef would’ve told him to stop too… but why is his family so mad about this but didn’t do shit when the church of Scientology killed him? (Yeah I know that’s not what’s listed…. But there’s a whole thing about Mr Hayes leaving South Park and him dying quickly after under the churches watch)

  29. Seems like all of America’s musicians are ashamed to have their music associated with Trump.

  31. I don’t know if I get this. If I subscribe to a music service or buy the albums, am I restricted on how and where I’m allowed to play the music?

  32. It’s the only language he understands.
    Now if he’ll only ignore it and not show up, be held in contempt and the Marshalls go and retrieve him.

  33. The one constant in every single federal election I’ve seen in my entire life is that a Republican candidate will at some point get sued or at the very least get a bunch of bad publicity from using music they don’t have the rights too. You’d think someone in the party would remember for next time, but no.

  35. This is funny as hell. Taylor Swift, if you’re listening…

  36. Dang I am proud of Hayes III. I know his dad would be proud too!

  37. Just a side note that I didn’t realize Issac Hayes wrote that song… not Sam and Dave.

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