Steven Tyler demands Trump stop playing Aerosmith songs at Rallies

[Borealis]

https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/steven-tyler-aerosmith-trump-rally-song-cease-desist-1202913493/

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is demanding President Donald Trump stop using the band’s songs at rallies, like the one held at the Charleston Civic Center in West Virginia on Tuesday
(August 21). The band’s 1993 hit “Livin’ on the Edge” was played as Trump devotees entered the venue, which has a capacity of 13,500. Tyler has in turn sent a “cease and desist” letter
through his attorney Dina LaPolt to the White House accusing the President of willful infringement in broadcasting the song, which was written by Tyler, Joe Perry and Mark Hudson.

Citing the Lanham Act, which prohibits “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,” Tyler’s attorney contends that playing an Aerosmith song in a public arena gives the false impression that Tyler is endorsing Trump’s
presidency.

The matter has come up previously with another Aerosmith song, “Dream On,” which Trump used during his 2015 election campaign. Following a similar letter stating, “Trump for
President needs our client’s express written permission in order to use his music” and that the campaign “was violating Mr. Tyler’s copyright,” BMI drove the point home and pulled the
public performance rights for the song. Public performance rights for “Livin’ on the Edge” are administered by ASCAP. Read portions of Tyler’s letter to the White House below:

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.

[CultureShocker]

Seems a little late, but it seems well within their rights.

[Helix Snake]

Trump's use of songs without royalties or permission early in his campaigns were an early warning sign that he didn't give a shit about the law.

[ASparkle]

So was the part where he said "I want to commit war crimes."

[spazthemax]

I feel like not knowing Trump is a shit person would be like driving into a city from the airport, passing a hundred billboards, and saying "Wow, there's no ads in this city, incredible"