AEROSMITH Singer STEVEN TYLER Demands President Trump Stop Playing Band's Songs At Rallies; Cease And Desist Order Sent To White House

August 22, 2018, 5 years ago

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AEROSMITH Singer STEVEN TYLER Demands President Trump Stop Playing Band's Songs At Rallies; Cease And Desist Order Sent To White House

Variety is reporting that 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 21st).

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 the full story, including portions of Tyler's letter to the White House, at Variety.


 



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