Donald Trump faced it tough today after Linkin Park filed a copyright claim against one of his re-election video ads that were running on Twitter Saturday night.
According to Variety, the re-election videos by Donald Trump’s campaign team were removed from Twitter after Linkin Park filed a copyright take-down notice against the visuals.
The video, which featured the band’s 2002 hit, “In the End” forced Linkin Park to take action since they felt like the use of the song made it seem like they were politically aligned with the President.
“Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued.” The band said in a statement on Twitter on Saturday. The video first appeared on social media on Friday via the White House’s official profiles. It was then uploaded to Trump’s accounts before being disabled due to copyright infringement.
In 2017, the band’s late lead singer Chester Bennington made it very clear that their band didn’t support Donald Trump when he referred to the President as being a “greater threat to the USA than terrorism.”
I repeat….. Trump is a greater threat to the USA than terrorism!! We have to take back our voices and stand for what we believe in — Chester Bennington (@ChesterBe) January 30, 2017
Linkin Park wasn’t pleased with Trump’s video ad forcing them to take action
The decision to remove the video and any connection to Trump comes just one day before the third anniversary of Bennington’s death.
The song the Trump ad used was a cover performed by Tommee Profitt with Jung Youth and Fleurie. Youth also took issue with the cover being used, writing on Twitter that Trump “illegally used a cover song that I am part of in a propaganda video.”
Youth continued, “Anyone who knows me knows I stand firmly against bigotry and racism.”
Earlier today I found out that Trump illegally used a cover song that I am part of in a propaganda video which he tweeted…anyone who knows me knows I stand firmly against bigotry and racism. Much love to everyone in the twitter community who helped get the video taken down fr!!
Source: Complex
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