Isaac Hayes III is not backing down when it comes to his lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, and he is calling out the NRA and Turning Point USA, too.
Hayes III said he is suing Trump for using the song, “Hold On, I’m Comin’” during his rallies. Hayes III says the estate of his famous father, singer/songwriter, Isaac Hayes, owns the rights to the song.
Hayes was a co-writer on the track which was performed by Sam & Dave.
Hayes III claims Trump used the song more than 130 times without permission, and he is seeking $3 million. He announced over the weekend that a Federal Court had granted a request for an emergency hearing which is slated to take place Sept. 3.
He updated that process with a post on X on Thursday.
“Breaking News: Today we received confirmation from (Broadcast Music Inc.) in writing from their lawyers that (Donald Trump), The (NRA), (Turning Point USA) and the (GOP) DO NOT and HAVE NOT had a Political Use License to play ‘Hold On I’m Coming’ for quite some time,” Hayes III wrote. “We look forward to our day in court with our attorney (James L Walker Jr.) next week.”
Hayes III explained his argument in a video on X over the weekend.
“If I repeatedly used any of (Donald Trump’s) IP without permission, he would sue the (expletive) out of me,” Hayes III wrote in the caption of the video. “For all the copyright experts out there here’s how it works. And to the writers who don’t want Trump using their songs here’s how you stop him.”
In the video itself, Hayes III explains music licensing, and says, “here’s the problem, at some point, Donald Trump was notified to stop playing ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’” because that song was removed from his use from the political use license and he kept playing the song.
“So, if you keep playing the song, after you are told not to play the song, the fine is $150,000 every time you play the song,” Hayes III claims. “If you play the song before you get the license, the song is $150,000 every time you play the song.”
Hayes III said “this would be easy to prove because we asked Donald Trump if he had a political use license and when that licensed exists.”
“And we know it doesn’t because we know the song had been terminated for him to play,” Hayes III said.
Hayes III asked for weeks for Trump to not play the song at his rallies and set a deadline for him to respond for Aug. 16. When Trump did not respond, Hayes III announced the estate was suing Trump for $3 million.
“So as of 5:59PM ET The Estate of (Isaac Hayes) has filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal Court, Northern District against Donald J. Trump,” Hayes III posted to X then. “The RNC, Donald J. Trump for president, Inc., and several other parties for copyright infringement.”
Hayes III again laid out why he did not want Trump using the song during an appearance on CNN.
“I don’t want the song associated with Donald Trump,” he said. “I don’t want people to hear, ‘Hold On I’m Coming,’ and think of Donald Trump because of the nature of the character of the person that he is.
“I’m the brother to seven sisters, seven Black women,” he added. “Donald Trump has been found liable of sexual abuse, he says horrible things about women, he says horrible things about Vice President Kamala Harris, and I know my father would not want Donald Trump or a man that speaks like that, especially about Black women, using his music to run a campaign.
“It’s more to do with the fact of the individual, the character of Donald Trump, that we don’t want associated with our band and our family.”
According to BLAVITY, Trump used Hayes’ “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at the end of his recent rally in Atlanta. The song was written by Hayes and David Porter, and performed by the R&B duo Sam & Dave.
Hayes III said then he was not happy to see Trump using the song.
“Once again, the estate and family of (Isaac Hayes) DID NOT approve the use of “Hold On I’m Coming” written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter by Donald Trump tonight in Atlanta,” Hayes III posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We and our partners at {Primary Wave) are taking legal action to stop the unauthorized use of this song.”
BLAVITY said that Hayes’ family has fought for years to keep Trump from using the song, and even linked to a post on X from Hayes’ account in 2022.
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