NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – The household of late R&B legend Isaac Hayes introduced on Sunday (August 11) that they’re suing presidential candidate Donald Trump for the unauthorized use of the music “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at his marketing campaign occasions.
Based on paperwork shared on Hayes’ social media accounts, the household is demanding that Trump instantly cease taking part in the music and pay $3 million for its unauthorized use between 2022 and 2024. The lawsuit alleges that the copyright has been infringed 134 instances. “Maintain On, I’m Coming” was written by Hayes for the R&B duo Sam & Dave, and his property owns the rights to the music.
Within the letter, the Hayes household requests that every one movies that includes Trump utilizing the music be eliminated and that Trump’s marketing campaign launch an official assertion acknowledging that the Hayes property has not “approved, endorsed, or permitted” using the music.
The household additional acknowledged that if these calls for are unmet, they might “take all authorized motion required to implement the infringed upon mental property rights, together with however not restricted to sending third-party takedown requests and federal litigation.”
Isaac Hayes III, the son of the late musician, additionally shared an announcement on social media condemning Trump’s use of his father’s music: “Donald Trump epitomizes an absence of integrity and sophistication, not solely by way of his steady use of my father’s music with out permission but in addition by way of his historical past of sexual abuse towards ladies and his racist rhetoric,” “This conduct will not be tolerated, and we are going to take swift motion to place an finish to it.”
Trump’s camp has but to launch an announcement.