Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign For Using ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ Without Permission | Talking Points Memo

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Neil Young sued the Trump campaign on Tuesday for allegedly using his songs without permission at campaign rallies.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1324095
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Grifting AGAIN!

Neil Young will have to fall in line behind the 14 cities Trump Campaign has NOT paid!

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-tab-maga-rallies-jumps-18-million-14-cities-say-president-hasnt-paid-police-1498410

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Just send his campaign a bill, and keep us posted.

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“Plaintiff in good conscience cannot allow his music to be used as a ‘theme song’ for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate,” Young wrote.

As every lawyer will tell you this language is utterly unnecessary for his case. This language is intended to do what it did. Make a serious statement for the press.

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I guess that leaves Kid Rock and the Nuge catalogues to choose from

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The laws, of course, do not apply to the POS. Glad Young is bringing this up.
This is the only thing I’ve read about the POS today. OMG, do I feel better. Everyone needs a break from non-stop BS.

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Guess Donnie doesn’t know that Neil Young is a furriner.

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Cat Scratch Fever has a nice ring to it.

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:popcorn:

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Not any more.
He became a citizen so he could vote against Trump.

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Not true! Neil became a US citizen in 2019.

(Ooooooh, so close to beating thunderclapnewman . . . . .)

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True, but he was a furriner when he wrote it in 1989.

@thunderclapnewman

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:eyes:

In a legal filing posted to his website, Young claimed that the Trump campaign used his music at Trump’s recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma — as well as at “numerous” other rallies and political events — without a license to do so.

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It’s definitely a “Free For All”. If you’re a Republican…

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So does Stranglehold

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Well it makes sense Trump would use “Southern Man” because Republicans have been using Southern men for 40 years. But Young probably would not allow that so maybe they can use “Sweet Home Alabama”.

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Oh, I think Wang Dang Sweet Poontang is probably more apt…

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And it might go with “grab um by the …”

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He can use Jailbait when Ghislane Maxwell opens for his rally.

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Kick ass Neil!
Git 'em!!
I wish ya luck buddy.

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