Comments by "Reecom98" (@reecom9884) on "Trump campaign disputes claim over use of Foo Fighters song at rally" video.

With all the music lawsuits against Trump for the unauthorized use of music at his rally, the only music and songs he’ll be using is either Ted Nugent, Kanye West or Kid Rock songs or music in the free domain like “Bozo the Clown” or “The Happy Birthday” music.
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@JRandaII “As of June 27, 2016, the song "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. This is the result of a lawsuit brought by artists and filmmakers against Warner/Chappell Music in 2013, which alleged that the company had been collecting millions of dollars in licensing fees from the song since 1949. The lawsuit claimed that Warner/Chappell's copyright claim was invalid, and the court's ruling was based on a historical analysis of contracts and other transactions related to the song. In January 2018, Warner/Chappell settled the lawsuit and agreed to return the licensing fees paid by the plaintiffs, as well as pay back $14 million to those who had previously paid licensing fees to use the song…”
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@RandJohnson “As of June 27, 2016, the song "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. This is the result of a lawsuit brought by artists and filmmakers against Warner/Chappell Music in 2013, which alleged that the company had been collecting millions of dollars in licensing fees from the song since 1949. The lawsuit claimed that Warner/Chappell's copyright claim was invalid, and the court's ruling was based on a historical analysis of contracts and other transactions related to the song. In January 2018, Warner/Chappell settled the lawsuit and agreed to return the licensing fees paid by the plaintiffs, as well as pay back $14 million to those who had previously paid licensing fees to use the song…”
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