Isaac Hayes' family attorneys say judge orders halt to Trump campaign using 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:02:45 Category: News & Politics
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Today, a federal judge in Atlanta ordered former President Donald Trump to stop playing a song written by Isaac Hayes at his rallies that his family and a state are suing for more than 100 counts of copyright infringement. 11 life's Kris Belger joining us now live outside the federal court. Kris. We understand one of the main questions is who actually owns the song rights. That's right at one point in court today, an attorney for former president Trump argued it was unclear if is the case the state or his family actually owned the song. Hold on. I'm coming an attorney for the state and the family said not only do they own the song, they have the right to say who can use it. A federal judge in Atlanta today, partially sided with the family of late singer songwriter Isaac Hayes and ordered former President Trump to stop the music, at least for now. They're not above copyright law, they're not above any law. And so I think a message was sent today, hayes' son, Isaac Hayes II sued the former president arguing, committed more than 100 counts of copyright infringement by playing the song hold on. I'm coming at his rallies multiple times. Hayes wrote the song in 1966 with fellow artist David Porter. Today his son was in court to fight for what he says is his father's legacy. This is not a political issue. This is a character issue has been made very clear today, the initial complaint asked Trump immediately stop playing the song at his rallies and remove any songs on his campaign website where the song can be heard in the background. The judge agreed to the first request but not the removal of the videos. An attorney for Trump told reporters he'd already directed his client to stop using the tune but said it was unclear whether Hay's family owned the rights to the song and had the authority to stop the former president from using it. It's a little bit murky and the judge acknowledges that it's murky. That is something that we're going to be talking about. And before we left court, we spoke to the, to the Hayes attorneys and to Mister Hayes the third about trying to work something out for. Now, Hayes son says the decision is a victory for his father and for other artists. A lot of artists are not often in this position to stand up for their copyrights because publishing companies typically own the rights to the music. But I always want to make sure that we are able to protect my father's legacy. Now, one more thing that came up with this question of harm. At one point, an attorney for the Hayes family and hayes' estate said that there was some monetary harm that could happen if the song was continuously used by the former president, because other brands would not want to license the song. The judge more or less kind of dismissed this argument and took it out of consideration when he made this decision in Atlanta. I'm Kara Felger. 11, a live news.

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