White Stripes suddenly drop copyright lawsuit against Trump over ‘Seven Nation Army’ following landslide victory
Rock duo White Stripes have dropped their lawsuit against Donald Trump over the use of their hit Seven Nation Army in a campaign post days after his landslide election victory.
Band members Jack and Meg White accused Trump and his presidential campaign of copyright infringement for playing the song’s iconic opening riff over a video of Trump boarding a plane for campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Jack White shared the lawsuit on Instagram in September, saying, “This machine is suing fascists.”
However, a Nov. 10 court filing shows that the band dismissed the case without prejudice — meaning they could try to sue again — after Trump won his second term in a landslide election.
The rock duo White Stripes (photo) have dropped the lawsuit against Donald Trump for the use of their hit Seven Nation Army
Band members Jack and Meg White accused Trump and his presidential campaign of copyright infringement for playing the song’s iconic opening riff over a video
DailyMail.com reached out to President-elect Trump’s attorney and an attorney for the White Stripes said they could not comment.
Shortly after Trump associate Margo McAtee shared the video, which has since been deleted, with X on August 29, Jack blasted the presidential candidate for using his song.
“Oh… Don’t even think about using my music, you fascists. Lawsuit about this is coming from my lawyers (among the 5,000 others).
‘Have a nice day at work today Margo Martin. And as long as I’m here, double f*** you DonOLD for insulting our country’s veterans in Arlington, you scum.
“You would have to lose the voice of every military family immediately if ANYTHING makes sense,” Jack wrote.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, states that the band also objected to Trump’s use of the song because members Jack and Meg “strongly oppose the policies and actions that Defendant Trump took while in office.” was president, and against the measures he proposed before the elections’. second term he is seeking.’
Several prominent musicians have previously criticized Trump for using their songs at rallies.
In October, singer Rufus Wainwright’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” from the Shrek 2 soundtrack was played at a Trump town hall.
An Atlanta judge ordered Trump and his campaign to stop using the song “Hold on, I’m Coming,” co-written by Isaac Hayes Jr. (photo)
Wainwright condemned Trump and confirmed that the publishing house for Cohen’s estate sent a defamation letter to the campaign.
In September, an Atlanta judge ordered Trump and his campaign to stop using the song “Hold on, I’m Coming” after the family of one of the song’s co-writers filed a lawsuit against the former president for its use.
The legacy of singer and composer Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month claiming that Trump, his campaign and some of his allies had committed copyright infringement and should pay damages.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but he denied a request to force the campaign to remove all existing videos featuring the song.