Saturday, 23 July 2016

"Trump Yourself" - George Harrison's Estate Blasts The Use Of 'Here Comes The Sun' During RNC Convention


Screw you Trump and your Greasy Legs. This whole campaign is like something out of a Dream Scene. It's all too much, and has everyone thinking What Is Life?

Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention have incurred the wrath of yet another musician.

The George Harrison estate blasted the use of his hit "Here Comes the Sun" Thursday night as Ivanka Trump took the stage.

"The unauthorized use of #HereComestheSun at the #RNCinCLE is offensive & against the wishes of the George Harrison estate," the estate tweeted late Thursday, as the RNC wrapped up in Cleveland.

The estate followed up with another tweet suggesting a more pessimistic song from Harrison's post-Beatles repertoire: "If it had been Beware of Darkness, then we MAY have approved it! #TrumpYourself.

Political campaigns are supposed to obtain licenses to play copyrighted music, according to music licensing lawyer Lawrence Iser. Or they can play songs from the convention hall's catalog of licensed music. Otherwise, it's copyright infringement. Cont.

Story from - CNN
Image from - Nationaal Archief, Den Haag - Wikipedia

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