Jack White, Meg White Blast Donald Trump With Lawsuit: 'This Machine Sues Fascists'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Other musicians and estates who don't want Trump using their music include Céline Dion, the Foo Fighters, Neil Young, ABBA, the Village People and Sinéad O'Connor's estate.
48% : They said Trump and his campaign sought to use the song to "burnish" his public image and "generate financial and other support for his campaign and candidacy on the backs of plaintiffs, whose permission and endorsement he neither sought nor obtained in violation of their rights under federal copyright law.
33% : According to the complaint obtained by Rolling Stone and filed in federal court in Manhattan, Trump and his team engaged in "flagrant misappropriation" of the hit song when they used its "highly-distinctive and immediately recognizable introductory riff" as the soundtrack to a video showing Trump boarding a plane.
33% : "The duo went on to blast Trump for the alleged infringement considering he's a "self-professed sophisticated and successful businessman with decades-long experience in the entertainment industry."
28% : "Trump, his campaign, and his spokesperson Margo Martin are listed as defendants in the new complaint.
24% : In a recent case similar to this one, Beyoncé threatened legal action after a Trump spokesperson used her song "Freedom" in a video showing Trump getting off a plane.
20% : In a related post last month, White shared the disputed video clip, vowed to sue, and offered a "double fuck you" to Trump after one of his aides allegedly pushed a staffer at Arlington National Cemetery during a visit to the burial ground on Aug. 26.
18% : One of the lawyers representing Trump in his battle with the Isaac Hayes estate over Trump's use of "Hold On, I'm Coming" at campaign events said he was representing Trump for the White Stripes matter as well.

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