Neil Young now thinking about suing Donald Trump over his use of Rockin The Free World

completemusicupdate.com:

Neil Young has said that he is now considering suing Donald Trump over the US President’s use of his music at political rallies as criticism grows over the White House’s response to protests in multiple American cities.Young, of course, is one of a plethora of musicians who have – in the past – criticised Trump’s use of their music at his political events.

In Young’s case, it’s usually ‘Rockin The Free World’ that gets played.To what extent artists and songwriters can stop Trump from using their songs on copyright grounds is debatable, as most of the venues he uses for his events have blanket licences from song right collecting societies like BMI and ASCAP (and, in the US, no licence is actually required on the recordings side).That said,.