Posted on 07/19/2016 3:34:39 PM PDT by conservative98
Sony/ATV Music Publishing — which administers Queen’s catalog including songs such as “We Are the Champion” — said a statement Tuesday they have repeatedly asked Trump not to use the “We Are the Champions,” which he played Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention. Last month, Queen guitarist Brian May also wrote a blog post protesting the use of the song by the Trump campaign.
“Sony/ATV Music Publishing has never been asked by Mr. Trump, the Trump campaign or the Trump Organization for permission to use ‘We are the Champions’ by Queen. On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the repeated unauthorized use of the song after a previous request to desist, which has obviously been ignored by Mr. Trump and his campaign,” the statement read.
Trump’s representative did not respond to questions about the Sony/ATV complaint Tuesday.
Queen also tweeted they were unhappy about Trump’s use of the song on Tuesday: “An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes.”
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Thought they died decades ago...
The only band member that ever mattered did.
I disagree there. They played their instruments and their records were all “man made” music. No synthesized music.
Freddie was a freak, but he had pipes.
Go back and listen to some of their earlier stuff. It’s pretty good.
Glen Frey was the Eagles’ resident moonbat.
First of all, its licensed by BMI, not ASCAP.
It is work #1613181 and its composer, Freddie Mercury, is composer # 77406269. Verify this here:
the second listing.
Once a work is licensed, it is illegal to designate it restricted—if it’s for sale, it’s for sale to anyone. If you don’t want it licensed to anyone, you can pull it off the market. That wont happen, because no one wants to do all that paperwork (A separate radio license for each station...) and no one, especially a band like Queen, who needs all the cash they can get is going to give up the cash.
Its use is FULLY authorized by the RNC’s blanket music license. And that’s all she wrote.
I don’t see Mr. May rushing to take it off licensing.
It’s a product that’s sold.
This liberal whining is so ironic.
They want to be able to withhold a product or service from a paying customer because they don’t agree with the customer’s lifestyle or beliefs.
Hmm....
“Did Trump ask them to Bake a Cake?”
Exactly.
Liberal double standards at work again.
“Hillary will enter the hall to: “Fat Bottomed Girls””
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And ‘Short People’ by Randy Newman.
What a talent.
I just can't look at his face, though.
He looks like a skeletal Anthony Michael Hall.
Going to ASCAP’s site and reading their rules for political campaigns:
http://www.ascap.com/~/media/files/pdf/advocacy-legislation/political_campaign.pdf
Those are not exceptions but possible violations that the artist would have to prove in court. Also, the previous NewsMax article states, “Nobody has gone after a campaign for using a song at a live rally.”
So, lawsuits for campaign ads yes, rallies no. But this is all academic since whenever an artist request that Trump cease and desist, he does.
Oh horseshit. You pay the royalty, you play the music. No permission needed.
Screw them. He can pay the royalties.
Naw.
“The BITCH is Back”
If they don’t want people to use it then don’t license it!
Trump’s team paid the fee so Queen, STFU!
Well Hillary won’t have this problem, Johnny Cash is not Alive. (Folsom Prison Blues)
Every freakin’ republican campaign event some screaming liberal band bitches about the music.
Maybe Hillary will play Ted when she enters the DNC.
Great White Buffalo would work well.
Of course they won't.
Queen was blessed by the talents of Freddie Mercury and the excellent band backing him up.
When Mercury died, Queen was NEVER going to match that kind of success ever again.
Who would buy a Queen album of all-new material, without Freddie?
They need all of the $ they can get.
Thanks much for the education. Interesting stuff.
..or Wang dang Sweet Poontang
Lol
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