AceShowbiz - On Tuesday, September 3, U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. issued a preliminary injunction ordering Donald Trump and his campaign to cease using the song "Hold On, I'm Coming" without a proper license. The injunction stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes, who co-wrote the hit song with David Porter and died in 2008.

The lawsuit alleged that Trump's campaign had used the song without authorization at numerous rallies and events since 2020. The Hayes estate claimed that Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, the song's publishers, had sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump's campaign in 2020, but the use continued.

Judge Thrash's injunction prevents Trump from playing "Hold On, I'm Coming" at future events, but he declined to order the campaign to remove any existing videos that include the song. Ronald Coleman, an attorney for the Trump campaign, stated that they had already agreed to stop using the song and welcomed the court's recognition of First Amendment issues.

James Walker, an attorney for the Hayes estate, expressed satisfaction with the ruling, noting that it barred Trump from using Isaac Hayes' music in the future. Walker added that the case would continue to trial, where the estate intended to prove that Trump lacked a proper license to use the song.

The injunction is a significant victory for the Hayes estate and other artists who have objected to Trump's use of their music without permission. Many artists have faced challenges in preventing campaigns from playing their songs at rallies due to broad political use licenses obtained by campaigns from publishers and rights management companies.