Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies

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The musician and outspoken critic of the president is suing for $10m in reputational damages – six years after a settlement in which Trump agreed not to use the song againNeil Young is suing Donald Trump’s political action committee Trump 47 Committee Inc for $10m (£7.47m) over alleged copyright infringement of his song Rockin’ in the Free World after the US president used it as walk-up music in recent midterm election rallies.It is the second time that Young has filed against one of Trump’s organisations over his unlicenced use of the song. He first did so in 2020, against the corporation Donald J Trump for President Inc. Trump settled, promising, according to Young’s suit, that his organisation “would never again use Rockin’ in the Free World without a license and permission from Young”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/27/neil-young-lawsuit-trump-rockin-in-the-free-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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