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'We can sue him': Chumbawamba on Winston Peters use of their song (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Politicians being told not to use a song happens surprisingly often actually, I know Donald Trump was told not to use one, I believe it was "rocking in the free world". They've also told Nigel Farage off, apparently.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Trump has used so much music without permission that it has a Wikipedia entry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicians_who_oppose_Donald_Trump%27s_use_of_their_music

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Oh fuck me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Doesn’t it depend if the musicians are the rights holder or not? And if the venue or event organizers have a license to use the music. You can’t play music during a public event without the proper license for that music.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes-ish sort of but not really. It’s not quite that simple.

Licensing and ownership/distribution rights are incredibly contentious for a reason.