Jack White Sues Donald Trump for Unauthorized Use of the White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’: ‘This Machine Sues Fascists’

variety.com:

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The White Stripes’ Jack White and Meg White have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing the presidential candidate of “flagrant misappropriation” of their song “Seven Nation Army.” In late August, Jack threatened a lawsuit against Trump’s campaign after Margo Martin, his deputy director of communications, used “Seven Nation Army” in a since-deleted video on X of the Republican nominee walking out to the song. “Don’t even think about using my music you fascists,” he wrote in a caption on Instagram. “And as long as I’m here, a double fuck you DonOLD for insulting our nation’s veterans at Arlington you scum.

You should lose every military family’s vote immediately from that if ANYTHING makes sense anymore.” Now, Jack and Meg are making good on their threat, filing a complaint in the Southern District of New York against Trump and Martin.

He posted the first page of the complaint on Instagram, writing in the caption, “This machine sues fascists.” A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite) The complaint itself, reviewed by Variety, states that Trump did not seek or obtain permission and endorsement from the band to use their music, nor did his campaign respond to pre-litigation efforts to resolve the issue.

It claims that Trump and his associates knew or should have known that the usage was unauthorized and that it violated their rights under the Copyright Act.