Donald Trump Isaac Hayes’ family wants three million
Donald Trump could possibly find himself in court again.
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The family of the late soul musician Isaac Hayes wants to sue Donald Trump and demands three million US dollars.
Donald Trump’s, 78, campaign team has apparently used a song by soul musician Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) countless times to promote the former US president. The family of the deceased singer therefore wants to sue Trump and his team in a total of 134 cases of copyright infringement, as reported on social mediaAccording to the report, the song “Hold On (I’m Coming)”, co-written by Hays, was used without permission at election campaign events between 2022 and 2024.
A letter dated August 11, which was also published there, states that the rights to the song are owned by the family and Isaac Hayes Enterprises. They were informed that Trump or the election campaign officials had allowed the song to be played publicly without the authorization of the rights holders – despite repeated requests not to do so.
What Trump and his team should do by August 16
Trump and his team are now being asked to stop using the song by August 16, to take all videos containing the song offline, to publicly announce that they do not have the rights to use it, and to transfer at least three million US dollars. This is a reduced fee. In a lawsuit, the amount would therefore increase tenfold. There is talk that 150,000 US dollars could be due for each use case. If Trump’s side does not respond accordingly, they will take all necessary legal steps.
Similar cases involving angry artists – including Neil Young, 78, and the Rolling Stones – have occurred in the past. Recently, Celine Dion, 56, Social media team on the unauthorized use of their hit “My Heart Will Go On” reported on Instagram. “Today, Céline Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized use of the video, recording, musical performance and likeness of Céline Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump and JD Vance campaign rally in Montana.” This was “in no way authorized.” The singer does not support this type of use.
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