Trump, sinaway uli ni Steven Tyler sa paggamit ng Aerosmith songs
PINATITIGIL ng Aerosmith singer na si Steven Tyler si President Donald Trump na gamitin ang mga kanta ng banda sa mga rally, gaya ng naganap sa Charleston Civic Center sa West Virginia nitong Martes, ayon sa Variety.
Pinatugtog ang Livin’ on the Edge hit ng banda, na kanilang ini-release noong 1993, habang pumapasok ang mga tagasuporta ni Trump sa venue, na kayang umokupa ng 13,500 katao.
Dahil dito ay nagpadala si Steven ng “cease and desist” letter sa pamamagitan ng kanyang abogadong si Dina LaPolt sa White House, na nag-aakusa sa Presidente ng “willful infringement in broadcasting the song”, na isinulat nina Steven, Joe Perry, at Mark Hudson.
Gamit ang Lanham Act, na nagbabawal sa “any false designation or misleading description or representation of fact … likely to cause confusion … as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with another person,” iginiit ng abogado ni Steven na ang pagpapatugtog ng kanta ng Aerosmith sa pampublikong lugar o arena ay naghahatid ng maling impresyon na ineendorso ni Steven ang pagkapangulo ni Trump.
Narito ang ilang bahagi ng liham ni Tyler sa White House:
“It has come to our attention that President Donald J. Trump and/or The Trump Organization (collectively, ‘Mr. Trump’) have been using our client’s song ‘Livin’ On The Edge’ in connection with political rally events (the “Rallies”), including at an event held yesterday at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia on August 21, 2018. As expressly outlined in the Previous Letters, Mr. Trump does not have our client’s permission to use any of our client’s music, including ‘Livin’ On The Edge’.
“What makes this violation even more egregious is that Mr. Trump’s use of our client’s music was previously shut down, not once, but two times, during his campaign for presidency in 2015.
Please see the Previous Letters sent on behalf of our client attached here as Exhibit A. Due to your receipt of the Previous Letters, such conduct is clearly willful, subjecting Mr. Trump to the maximum penalty under the law.
“As we have made clear numerous times, Mr. Trump is creating the false impression that our client has given his consent for the use of his music, and even that he endorses the presidency of Mr. Trump. By using ‘Livin’ On The Edge’ without our client’s permission, Mr. Trump is falsely implying that our client, once again, endorses his campaign and/or his presidency, as evidenced by actual confusion seen from the reactions of our client’s fans all over social media. “This specifically violates Section 43 of the Lanham Act, as it ‘is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with another person’.”