Son of Isaac Hayes suing Donald Trump over ‘un-permitted’ use of song at campaign rallies

the son of the late R&B Legend and recording artist Isaac Hayes will face off against attorneys for former president Donald Trump Isaac Hayes theii is suing Trump over what he says was the unpermitted use of one of his father's songs at several campaign rallies Channel 2 is Audrey Washington is live outside the federal courthouse in downtown Atlanta and Audrey that is where an emergency court hearing is scheduled that's right the hearing will actually happen right here inside of this Federal uh Court cour house tomorrow morning at issue team Trump's use of the song hold on I'm coming it's the classic song that is now at the center of a bombshell emergency court hearing a judge granted the estate of the late Isaac Hayes an emergency injunction Hearing in his lawsuit against former president Donald Trump and his associates Monday Isaac Hayes III told me the Trump campaign did not have permission to use the song hold on I'm coming co-written by his father this is a Facebook video of Donald Trump dancing to the song during a campaign event I don't he would not want his music associated with something like that hey said in August attorneys representing the estate sent Trump's campaign a notice of copyright infringement the estate said that Trump campaign used the song more than 100 times over the past two years at campaign rallies without paying to license the song The Haz estate is now seeking millions in licensing fees the Copyright Act is very clear 150,000 per infringement Monday I reached out to the Trump campaign for comments on the case a representative said the campaign has a licensing agreement with BMI that allows the use of Music at their events but attorneys for the ISAC State refute that they read this new letter from BMI an organization that represents the rights of musicians hold on I'm coming is excluded from the blanket license effective immediately the hearing is scheduled for 10: a.m. on Tuesday it's an opport for artists to stand up to whether to decide whether or not they want their music associated with political campaigns now attorneys for several other artists including Beyonce food food Fighters and Seline Dion just to name a few have all requested for Trump to stop playing their songs during rallies or in videos again that hearing that emergency hearing is set for tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and we are live here in Downtown Atlanta a Washington Channel 2 Action News

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