Trump settles copyright lawsuit with singer Eddy Grant - ending years-long legal battle over unauthorized use

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Law & Crime

Nov 21st, 2024, 7:57 pm


After a multi-year legal battle, President-elect Donald Trump and Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant settled a copyright lawsuit over the unauthorized use of the 1984 hit funk song “Electric Avenue.”

In August 2020, Trump’s then-Twitter account posted a 55-second-long animated clip mocking Joe Biden months before the latter was elected president. In the video, a cartoon version of Biden manually pumps the handcar of a train moving quite slowly through a snow-covered town. As embarrassing video clips of Biden play in the background, the popular song provides the non-diegetic soundtrack.

In September 2020, Grant sued Trump and his campaign in the Southern District of New York for violating the songwriter’s copyright. “I call upon such arbiter, as is responsible for this sordid abuse, to come forward like a man and let’s sort this thing out, in the way that America demands when such issues are to be sorted, especially when they are wrong,” Grant said at the time he filed the lawsuit. “Mr. Trump, I am calling on you. You are the final arbiter and I await the word from you.”

The word finally came — over four years later. “It having been reported to this Court that the parties have settled this action, it is hereby ordered that this matter be discontinued with prejudice but without costs; provided, however, that within 30 days of the date of this order, counsel for the plaintiff may apply by letter for restoration of the action,” U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl wrote in a Wednesday order.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-settles-copyright-lawsuit-with-singer-eddy-grant-ending-years-long-legal-battle-over-unauthorized-use-of-electric-avenue-in-video-that-mocked-joe-biden-as-slow/

---

Full headline: Trump settles copyright lawsuit with singer Eddy Grant — ending years-long legal battle over unauthorized use of ‘Electric Avenue’ in video that mocked Joe Biden as slow

[JohnnyRingo]

1. Should have paid the royalties based on number of viewers.

I'm sure Mr Moron sent that to every registered republican email and looped it on social media.
For awhile it was the #1 hit again. That some cash return.

[LudwigPastorius]

2. Good luck actually getting that check out of Trump, Eddy.

He won't actually pay you, forcing you to go to court again to get the settlement enforced.

[The Grand Illuminist]

3. Eddy does not like streaming.

There has yet to be official releases of his albums and videos on any platform. Those found were bootlegged.

[EX500rider]

4. You sure, Pandora has the song