"Hold On... [A Suit's] Comin'" -- Now, Isaac Hayes' Estate Is Suing Tangerine For Stealing The Legend's Music, Without Payment Or Permission...

From a tweet that tells it all: "We, the family of Isaac Hayes Enterprises, represented by Walker & Associates, are suing @realDonaldTrump and his campaign for 134 counts copyright infringement for the unauthorized use of the song “Hold On I’m Coming” at campaign rallies from 2022-2024. We demand the cessation of use, removal of all related videos, a public disclaimer, and payment of $3 million in licensing fees by August 16, 2024. Failure to comply will result in further legal action. -- The Hayes Family. . . ."

The guy is simply a rolling crime spree. He refuses to pay anyone for anything, which is why his rallies are held almost exclusively in open fields -- so many vendors have been stiffed. But it is especially egregious that he steals artists' copyrighted works, without paying -- and uses them to imply the song supports his odious agendas. [That tort is called "false light publicity".]

So, here is the latest (of several dozen):

. . .Eddy Grant, The Rolling Stones, Adele, Rihanna, Sinead O’Connor‘s estate and Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler are among the artists who’ve objected to use of their songs at political rallies since Trump first ran for president in 2015.

Hayes died Aug. 10, 2008, at the age of 65. For the “Theme from Shaft,” he was awarded the Oscar for best original song in 1972, making him just the third Black person, after Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field.

Hayes and David Porter wrote “Hold On, I’m Coming,” which was recorded by soul duo Sam & Dave and issued on the Stax label in 1966, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. . . .

As with the "Electric Avenue" matter, immediately below, we will now cover this one closely. What a putz the Tangerine is. Onward, grinning just the same -- with "Wolverine and Deadpool" on tap, tonight!



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