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highplainsdem

(48,978 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:44 PM Oct 2019

The White House Obscenity is misusing two minutes of Queen's "We Will Rock You" for new video

There's no text with this, no snippets of speeches, just scenes of the MAGAt-in-Chief and lots of adoring mindless MAGAts, with Trump helping himself to one of the greatest rock songs of all time, probably without permission:

Tweeted half an hour ago:

Link to tweet

This is what you should think of when you hear that song:

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The White House Obscenity is misusing two minutes of Queen's "We Will Rock You" for new video (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2019 OP

I've been really disgusted by the trump re-elect ad that runs once during TRMS. Ilsa Oct 2019 #1

I hope bdamomma Oct 2019 #2

Pols seem to be able to get away with it at public venues like speeches pecosbob Oct 2019 #3

Many venues have licenses with ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #9

IIRC he had a tweet pulled just last week for that very thing. pecosbob Oct 2019 #10

Here's hoping someone from Cha Oct 2019 #4

Brian will cut him to the quick. tavernier Oct 2019 #5

I Love Brian May...... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2019 #6

There should be a law that if someone uses your image/intellectual property without your permission, keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #7

One thing they did get right.... Grammy23 Oct 2019 #8

It never fails - Repubs use the music but crickets Oct 2019 #11

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

1. I've been really disgusted by the trump re-elect ad that runs once during TRMS.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:51 PM

Oct 2019

I can't fathom it. Maybe one day she will take the ad apart, lie by lie, rendering it useless while MSNBC takes the $$$$.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)

2. I hope

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:55 PM

Oct 2019

Queen rocks him and tells him he does not have permission to steal their song for his illegal needs.

pecosbob

(7,538 posts)

3. Pols seem to be able to get away with it at public venues like speeches

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:58 PM

Oct 2019

but Youtube will usually pull your vid pretty quick once someone raises a copyright claim. I would have to assume Twitter operates similarly.

Ms. Toad

(34,072 posts)

9. Many venues have licenses with ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:35 PM

Oct 2019

Their license frequently covers use of the licensed songs by presenters. Beyond that, individual licenses are relative cheap - and go the three entities above (so music can be licensed by people the artists would prefer not use their material).

As to social media there are two things going on covering someone else's song generally requires a license, but compliance is pretty low - and most people in the industry ignore most flattering use of their songs. This isn't precisely the same thing, but it's simlar. BUT - the DMCA grants social media a Sophie's choice, of sorts. Once they receive a take-down notice, they must either choose to be all-in with the infringer (and accept ultimate liability if the video is found to be infringing) OR take down the alleged infringing conent. Most make the latter choice, because the cost of sticking up for the user can be significant.

pecosbob

(7,538 posts)

10. IIRC he had a tweet pulled just last week for that very thing.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:01 PM

Oct 2019

Cha

(297,240 posts)

4. Here's hoping someone from

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:59 PM

Oct 2019

Queen's family makes them stop.

tavernier

(12,388 posts)

5. Brian will cut him to the quick.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:06 PM

Oct 2019

Queen abhors everything trump

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)

6. I Love Brian May......

Reply to tavernier (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:23 PM

Oct 2019

He will speak up.

Trump picked the wrong man to fuck with cuz he wrote that song. You pay Royalties to Queen to use that song at sporting events.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)

7. There should be a law that if someone uses your image/intellectual property without your permission,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:49 PM

Oct 2019

There should be a law that if someone uses your image/intellectual property without your permission, then you can use theirs to promote any cause you wish.

Reciprocity.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)

8. One thing they did get right....

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:05 PM

Oct 2019

He IS a big disgrace.

crickets

(25,980 posts)

11. It never fails - Repubs use the music but

Reply to Grammy23 (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 11:01 PM

Oct 2019

don't understand they have picked songs with lyrics that point out their own flaws and make them look stupid. Invariably, they use it without permission and the artists do not let them get away with it unchallenged. Springsteen and REM spring to mind...

No way Queen is okay with this. Not a chance. Quick websearch, and holy cow. Trump already pulled this crap in 2016. Queen didn't approve then; that can't have changed. They know this, but Trump and his people have no respect for the artists and just do what they want anyway. *sigh*

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/20/queen-protests-donald-trumps-we-are-the-champions-song
https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/politics/donald-trump-brian-may-queen-music/index.html

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