Should Donald Trump Stop Using Adele's Music In His Rallies?

[sp1814]

The only other time I recall something like this happening was when Billy Bragg demanded that the BNP stop selling his music at their gatherings.

Once material is in 'the public domain', do artists have a right to it's use?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/adele-tells-donald-trump-you-dont-have-permission-to-use-my-music-a6846516.html

Or is Adele being precious?

FYI - I'm totally behind Adele here, but that's based more on my political leanings than anything else.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Silly old me: women don't like the wig.

[Mamyalynne]

v-e - I have no need to interpret it.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Strain at gnats. Swallow camels.

[Mamyalynne]

Nothing hypocritical here trust me, you brought in sexual predation not me.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I asked you a question about threats to women. I don't expect a response.

[jno]

perhaps you could make it a separate thread, ve? This seems to be a thread about Adele's music, not about Muslim predators, unless sp1814 has written it in some sort of code.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I asked SP about the music. Trump and his prejudices were introduced by Mamya with hers. Please try to keep up!

[Mamyalynne]

Tripe!!

[andy-hughes]

vetuste - //If you need any help with the answer you've got AB's best polymath and know-all online. //

Now that you've asserted your position - why don't you go ahead and offer the answer? Then we can all go home!!

[andy-hughes]

I would stand four-square with Adele on this - but I am sure she knows, as do I, that she has little chance of stopping Mr Trump using her music now or in the future, if he so wishes.

Using an agreed short section of music does not attract royalty payments, and does not I believe infringe copyright legally.

There is of a course a moral argument, but argument, moral or otherwise, is not something Mr Trump bothers himself with.