Subj : Re: Buy my CD, but don't play
To   : Mike Powell
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Thu Sep 05 2024 10:57:32

 MP> In come cases, it is political -- i.e. artist likes candidate A but
 MP> candidate B is the one using their music.  There are supposedly a lot of
 MP> artists that do like Trump so he should probably stick to using their
 MP> music.

Yea but then they can change their mind about Trump later and sue if they
want to. I like what Ron said about it: "The songs are usually owned by a record company." But we don't see record companies trying to sue Trump; it's just washed up musicians crying about it.

 MP> If you are going to use commercial music, especially in cases that might
 MP> make you money (or raise money for a campaign), it is best to get the
 MP> permission of the artist first.

I just don't see how Trump's using it to raise money. He doesn't ask for donations at his rallies, and he hosts 10s of thousands of people at a time, at his own expense.

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