Judge Orders Donald Trump to Stop Using ‘Hold On I’m Comin’ at Rallies

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Many artists and songwriters have objected to the use of their songs as part of Donald Trump‘s presidential campaigning, but actual legal judgments have been harder to come by.

One such edict came down Tuesday when a federal court judge in Georgia issued a temporary injunction ordering the Trump campaign to stop using the Sam & Dave 1960s soul classic “Hold On, I’m Comin'” in rallies.

Trump reps told reporters they would comply and the song had already been pulled out of use on the campaign trail. It had been used as the former president’s exit music at many rallies, and was even played following his speech at the Republican National Convention in July, although that version was performed live by a covers band — like much of the RNC music — instead of the original recording heard out on the trail.

The judgment came in response to a lawsuit filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes, who co-wrote the 1966 smash with David Porter. “Today our family was granted an injunction against @realdonaldtrump from playing @IsaacHayes3 music ever again,” tweeted Isaac Hayes III. “We are pleased with the decision by the court and move to the next phase of this lawsuit.” He called it just “the first step in our copyright infringement case against Donald Trump and Donald Trump for President.” The judge did give the campaign an allowance, though, in declining to order it to remove any videos that might exist that already included “Hold On, I’m Comin’.” “The campaign had already agreed to cease further use,” said Ronald Coleman, a Trump attorney. “We’re very gratified that the court recognized the First Amendment issues at stake and didn’t order a takedown of existing videos.