Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs - or face legal action

[groundloop]

Source: BBC

The Rolling Stones have warned US President Donald Trump that he could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies.

A statement from the band's legal team said it was working with the performing rights organisation, the BMI, to stop the unauthorised use of their music.

The Trump campaign used the song You Can't Always Get What You Want at last week's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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In a statement released on Saturday, representatives for the group said that "further steps to exclude" Mr Trump from using Rolling Stones material in future presidential campaigning was necessary after previous "cease and desist directives" had been ignored.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53208593

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Sue the shit out of him, that's all he understands.

[DesertRat]

1. Good! nt

[skylucy]

2. Gotta love the Stones!

[former9thward]

3. These threats happen every four years like clockwork.

And nothing ever happens. The Stones sold the rights to their music to BMI in the early 70s. Too late to complain about it now...

[Steelrolled]

40. I know, the Stone's publicists just have to make it sound

like the band are outraged and doing something about it. I doubt the actual band care.

[Ahpook]

4. I never understood the use of a bands music

for people like him. They have nothing in common, and the band stands for something completely different. Use Nugent or some other crock!

I HAD a friend that listened to the Grateful Dead, Phish and Rage Against The Machine constantly, but was a big Bush voter and then a TrumpHumper.

Why? Those bands lyrics and presence are completely opposite of who they are.

It was always weird to me!

Plus, quite a few of them are smokers, but love Reagan. Figure yourselves out!

[GReedDiamond]

7. Yeah, that's weird. I heard years ago that Ann Coulter is...

...a Deadhead.

[BigmanPigman]

12. Ivanka had Dead posters in her room

growing up because she wanted to be "cool". Ivanka and "cool" never, ever go together. She is the queen of the un-cool/nerds/dorks/geeks. Just watch her attempt to dance, just as bad as her Daddy-O getting down with Jeffrey Epstein.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

16. Stephen Miller also had posters of the dead in his room.

Not the band, mind you -- pictures of actual dead people taken in the morgue. Plus the photos of the corpses of his grandparents, of course. No one can say Stephen's not sentimental.

[madeup64]

20. Never tire of shots on Miller

A man who cages innocent scared children is always fair game for insulting, no matter how petty, crude or juvenile imo.

[Polybius]

19. It's possible to like the music and completely disagree with the message

I can't help it, but I actually like some Lee Greenwood songs.

[Squidly]

26. Have a friend who claims to have gone to over 200 Dead shows

But he is the biggest red hat wearing tRumphumper, liberal hating POS you will ever meet...I just dont get it either

[Polybius]

35. Many people are horrible at deciphering lyrics

These people just like the tunes, and have no idea what the message in the songs are.

[Maxheader]

28. Theirs a lot of wingers that like rock...

But are oblivious to its message of progressiveness..

[pstokely]

44. drugs?

many addicts become fundie freaks and vice versa

[Ahpook]

46. Didn't dipshit Dubya

Use Born In The USA for a rally or whatever it may have been?

I know one of those freaks did, and it made NO sense. They obviously used it for the title and had no idea of what the song is actually about.

Idiots!

[Squidly]

48. That was Reagan

Bruce was not pleased....

[Ahpook]

50. Hmm

I must have seen a Youtube vid of it then. I wasn't even a glimmer back then

Could have sworn someone like that used it recently.

[Squidly]

51. Its possible

But Born in the USA came out in '84 and Reagan used it for his reelection campaign. You may have seen clips of daddy Bush on stage during the playing of the song. Bruce really drove home the fact that he absolutely did not want him using it and how Ronnie had no clue to the songs true meaning.

[pstokely]

43. Deadheads and MAGAts do how one thing in common

following their idol around

[deurbano]

5. It's a weird choice, anyway. You can't always get what you, so vote for the MAGAt King?

Plus the drug references... etc.

[denem]

17. It's actually not a weird choice.

It was the spine of their campaign. Look I know you don't like me, but I have delivered/continued the winning economy. Your 401k's are worth more than anything. America First isn't pretty, but it works.

The coronavirus blew that all to hell.

[Cha]

6. Yeah, treasonous Assholes.. don't mess with the Stones.

[Initech]

8. I've always found it strange that he uses the song "You Can't Always Get What You Want".

What message is he trying to send with that?

[Lock him up.]

10. Well, he said he's "attracted" to "beautiful" and that he "can't wait" but...

... maybe many of his "beautiful" preys escape his grab in time?

Lock him up.

[mr_lebowski]

23. Presumably it's a jab at 'Democrats' and how they're 'always wanting free stuff' ...

At least the people there understand that as the message, I'd imagine. I mean, to the extent that their brains function well enough to form such complex thoughts. Which is probably a relatively small percentage.

[ProfessorGAC]

36. But, The Irony!

Rallies for a guy that has essentially delivered nothing to his own supporters using that song at a rally of those same drones!
They're the ones that aren't getting what they wanted when they voted for the mega failure.

[Thekaspervote]

9. Good! Although I can't imagine any MAGA goon liking stones music

[keithbvadu2]

11. Reciprocity.

There should be a law that if someone uses your image/intellectual property without your permission, then you can use theirs to promote any cause you wish.

Reciprocity.

[grantcart]

13. The law is on Trump's side. The bands license their music on a general basis

Whoever wants to use it is free to do so as long as they pay for it. Think of a juke box at a hamburger joint who ever puts the quarter in gets to pick the song whether they are KKK or SCLC.

In this case it is likely part of the omnibus billing by the venue.

It's part of the ritual that the band's issue the stop and desist, the band gets good PR and makes the politician look bad.

[redstateblues]

32. It's called Compulsory License. Once it's been recorded and released

anybody can use it

[Laffy Kat]

14. 45 sues everyone for everything. Give him a tastes of his own medicine. nt

[orleans]

15. between pence talking and trump coming out

they also played
"she's a rainbow" by the stones
and "the end" by linkin park--but it wasn't the version i'm familiar with

[Steelrolled]

39. I noticed "She's a Rainbow" in the background of a news report.

I was an interesting pick - a quirky song from a quirky time for the Stones.

[SergeStorms]

18. Pretty soon he'll have to use music only in the public domain.

Songs like, "Suwanee River", or "The Charleston". Maybe some Tiny Tim songs, or his buddies Kid Rock or Ted Nugent. 'Cat Scratch Fever' would be a good one.

[FakeNoose]

25. He should be using Russian folksongs

... or maybe the Beatles would let him use "Back in the U.S.S.R."

[rockfordfile]

21. Why doesn't trumptrash use kidrock lousy crap?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. Music and the Trump brand are antithetical to one another. Period.

Like putting chocolate icing on a cow pie.........

[CTyankee]

33. Well, remember the Clinton campaign "Don't Stop Thinking about Tomorrow" and got sued.

[mac56]

37. Did they get sued? I don't remember that.

[Squidly]

49. I dont think he got sued either...

Since Fleetwood Mac played at his inauguration ball...

[raccoon]

24. Maybe they'd let the administration use "Sympathy for the devil"? Nt

[Squidly]

27. He deserves ZERO sympathy

[raccoon]

30. The devil or the Dotard? Lol.

Then how about “Dancing with Mr D”? Or is that mr. Death? Which would definitely fit now.

[Squidly]

47. Or.....

Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads

[moonseller66]

29. Where the hell's the RIAA?

A 16 year old kid from Minnesota downloads 16 songs and the RIAA hits him with a multi million dollar fine and suit.

Stories like this were all over the place a few years ago

But the asshole in charge does it and...crickets (no offense Buddy Holly fans)

And this isn't the first time. The POS campaign did it during his 2016 BS and nothing done then.

Talk about class privilege!

[Bengus81]

31. ABKCO owns the publishing rights but BMI does the kind of license that Trump would buy...

But from what I've read for a long time is that even though they would get paid they have the choice to deny a certain person or venue from getting that blanket license and using Stones music. Would a group want a bunch of Trump NAZI's playing their music at some get together even if they paid for a license?

Even if Trump bought a license Stones still have the final say. I thought early on in 2016 he was playing something by Aerosmith and they made him stop using the song.

[jcgoldie]

34. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

I love the Stones think they are maybe the 2nd greatest rock n roll band of all time, but this seems like a pretty shitty message for a political campaign!

[grantcart]

41. But is exactly what their lawyer told them when they said that they eanted

Trump to stop playing the song

[winstars]

42. Tell the asshole tRump that, not the Rolling Stones...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

38. Kick

[kwassa]

45. Trump is more of an "Under My Thumb" kinda guy.