Trump campaign must stop using Isaac Hayes song after lawsuit from family

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : But Sam Moore, of Sam & Dave, had performed "America the Beautiful" at a pre-inauguration concert for Trump and suggested in a sworn statement filed with the court over the weekend by Trump and his campaign that he was opposed to the action sought by Hayes' estate.
37% : Hayes, who died in 2008 at age 65, and David Porter co-wrote "Hold On, I'm Coming," a 1966 hit for soul duo Sam & Dave -- made up of Sam Moore and the late David Prater Jr.Ronald Coleman, an attorney for Trump, told CBS News that the former president and his campaign had already ceased using the song.
36% : The lawsuit says Trump and his campaign began using the song in 2020 as "outro" music for his appearances and campaign events and has used it at least 133 times since then.
35% : When he learned in 2022 that Trump had used "Hold On, I'm Coming" at an NRA rally, Porter tweeted "Hell to the NO!"
32% : After a hearing on the estate's request for an emergency preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but he denied a request to force the campaign to take down any existing videos that include the song.
30% : The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages.
29% : Trump and his campaign never sought permission or consent from Hayes' estate or Isaac Hayes Enterprises until this year and have not obtained a valid public performance license for it, the lawsuit says.
26% : The song's use by Trump and his campaign constitutes "false and/or misleading" uses of Hayes' "widely recognized celebrity and legacy" and could deceive the public into believing there is an endorsement or business relationship between the plaintiffs and Trump and his campaign, the lawsuit says.
26% : Lawyers for Trump and his campaign wrote in a filing with the court that the Hayes estate and Isaac Hayes Enterprises, have failed to show that they own the copyright at issue and cannot show that they have suffered any harm.
25% : A string of artists and their heirs have objected to Trump using their songs during his events.
22% : Ahead of the 2020 election, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! at the Disco, R.E.M. and Guns N' Roses all objected to Trump using their songs.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.