The White Stripes are threatening to send a lawsuit to the former President Donald Trump campaign for using “Seven Nation Army” in a video.
The White Stripes’ Jack White has threatened to sue the team of former President Donald Trump after an aide used the band’s song “Seven Nation Army” in a campaign video.
Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications Margo Martin shared a video of the Republican nominee boarding a plane to campaign events on Thursday, with ten seconds of the famous bass-heavy intro to the White Stripes’ song.
White became aware of the video after it had already gained 65,000 views. The singer shared the post to his Instagram account with a caption threatening a law suit.
“Don’t even think about using my music you fascists”, White posted. “Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin.”
While Trump’s campaign events are covered by the ASCAP and BMI licenses that permit the use of music, artists still have the option to opt out of them. If an artist opts out and notifies a candidate of the breach, the campaign could be liable for $150,000 for each unauthorized use.
