Neil Young has ended his lawsuit against US President Donald Trump's campaign for playing of two of his songs at campaign rallies without permission.
Key points:
- Neil Young's lawsuit against the Trump campaign has been dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again
- Young has voiced objections to the Trump camp using his music since 2015, when he said he supported Bernie Sanders
- British singer Eddy Grant is also suing the Trump campaign over its use of one of his songs
Young had sued the campaign in August for copyright infringement over its alleged unlicensed playing of Rockin' in the Free World and Devil's Sidewalk numerous times at rallies and political events.
His lawyers said at the time that while voters could support the candidate of their choice, the now 75-year-old Young did not want his music "used as a 'theme song' for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate".
Young's lawsuit in Manhattan federal court was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again. It was not immediately clear if the case had been settled.
Lawyers for Young and the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to separate requests for comment.
It is common for musicians to oppose politicians' alleged unauthorised use or invocation of their music.
British singer Eddy Grant is suing the Trump campaign over its use of his song Electric Avenue in a campaign video.
Born in Canada and now also a US citizen, Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1995, and as part of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.
He was also a member of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
He has said he began objecting to Mr Trump's use of his songs in 2015, which were also played during the President's visit to Mount Rushmore on July 3.
"Donald Trump was not authorised to use Rockin' in the Free World in his presidential candidacy announcement," a statement at the time from Young's manager read.
"Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders for president of the United States of America."
"Yesterday my song Rockin' in the Free World was used in an announcement for a US presidential candidate without my permission," Young wrote on Facebook.
"A picture of me with this candidate was also circulated in conjunction with this announcement but it was a photograph taken during a meeting when I was trying to raise funds for Pono, my online high-resolution music service.
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2020-12-08 01:30:00Z
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