Neil Young is suing Donald Trump’s political action committee Trump 47 Committee Inc for $10m (£7.47m) over alleged copyright infringement of his song Rockin’ in the Free World after the US president used it as walk-up music in recent midterm election rallies.

It is the second time that Young has filed against one of Trump’s organisations over his unlicenced use of the song. He first did so in 2020, against the corporation Donald J Trump for President Inc. Trump settled, promising, according to Young’s suit, that his organisation “would never again use Rockin’ in the Free World without a license and permission from Young”.

Filed on Monday in the US district court for the eastern district of Virginia, the suit states that Trump’s ongoing use of the song meant that Young, a very vocal critic of the president, “has suffered damage to his reputation and brand as a result of the implication that he supports Donald J Trump in any way”.

Neil Young: Rockin’ in the Free World – video

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