White Stripes Sue “Fascist” Trump For Using Hit Song

Billboard Magazine reports:

The White Stripes have filed a copyright lawsuit against Donald Trump for using “Seven Nation Army” in a social media post, making good on threats to sue the Republican presidential candidate.

In a complaint filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, Jack White and Meg White accused Trump and his campaign of “flagrant misappropriation” of one of the “most well-known and influential musical works of all time.”

In their lawsuit on Monday, the White Stripes said that Trump knew or should have known that he needed a license to play their song in his video — citing the fact that he has been “on the receiving end of numerous copyright claims by musical artists whose work he used without permission.”

Read the full article. 2003’s “Seven Nation Army” went double platinum and made the top ten in dozens of countries. The clip below currently has 678 million views. The White Stripes have won six Grammys, including Best Rock Song for “Seven Nation Army.”