Trump, Copyright, and the Music Debate in Political Rallies #217

About this episode

Pete Salsich discusses the legal issues surrounding the use of copyrighted music in political rallies, focusing on the Trump campaign's practices.

In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich dives into the controversy surrounding the use of music in political campaigns, particularly focusing on the Trump campaign's repeated use of copyrighted songs without proper permissions. He discusses the legal complexities of blanket licenses from organizations like ASCAP and BMI, the rights of artists to exclude their music from political campaigns, and notable cases like Neil Young and Eddy Grant’s lawsuits against the Trump c...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Salsich III

Topics covered

• copyright
• political campaigns
• music rights
• legal complexities
• Trump campaign
• ASCAP
• BMI

Keywords

• copyright
• music
• political rallies
• Trump
• ASCAP
• BMI
• Neil Young
• Eddy Grant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASCAP, BMI

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