London – The estate of former Beatle George Harrison is complaining about the use of his music at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
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Harrison’s family tweeted Friday that the use of the song “Here Comes the Sun” during the introduction of candidate Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka was not authorized, and was “offensive and against the wishes of the George Harrison estate.”
Rocker Paul Rodgers also complained about the use of his “All Right Now” at the climax of Trump’s speech.
Earlier in the convention, Brian May of Queen complained about the use of the band’s 1977 hit “We Are the Champions” during a Trump convention appearance.
They should sue him obviously.
Big #*!$! Deal
there is no copyright infringement here because it was not used commercially, It’s no different then playing a song at a wedding.
If their offended that it was used by someone they are politically opposed too, too bad. They can go to the nearest university, demand a “safe space”, where they can massage each other’s egos and whine about the latest. “Micro aggressions”
Don’t worry, they changed some of the notes.
No copyright infringement.
Only a case of plagiarism!
George Harrison was a cool, peace-loving kind of guy. I don’t think he would have objected if his song was played. His Mexican-born wife Olivia might, if she’s on the anti-Trump bandwagon, but if this is her issue, she should speak for herself and her own views, not those of her deceased British husband.