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A letter sent to Trump and his team by the musician and actor’s surviving family members, and shared by Hayes’ son on social media, threatens to sue Trump if he does not comply by 16 August.
Hayes’ attorneys note in the letter that $3 million requested as compensation for previous use is “a very discounted fee” from the usual rate of $150,000 per use of the song, which based on the number of timeshas allegedly been used by the campaign, would lead to a total that “will be 10 times as much if we litigate.”and his campaign for 134 counts copyright infringement for the unauthorized use of the song “Hold On I’m Coming” at campaign rallies from 2022-2024.
File/The U.S. soul singer Isaac Hayes sings a song while sitting on stage at International Music Festival in Cannes in 1973. Their lawyer, James Walker, further alleged the Trump campaign has “wilfully and brazenly engaged in copyright infringement.
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