Donald Trump is, to put is lightly, a controversial figure,
known for his extreme right wing political views and far from
subtle criticism of, and disdain for, various minority groups.
Well, Donald has done it again. As followers of international news
broadcasters like Sky and CNN will be aware, at the recent
Republican National Convention, Donald strutted onto the stage to
the heroic sounds of Queen's "We Are the
Champions". The band was not happy and accused
Trump's campaign of using their song without permission. Their
discontent is heightened by the fact that they claim that
Trump's use of the song implies that Queen endorses or supports
his campaign, which it does not.
Trump is not the first politician to use popular music on the
campaign trail, but certainly as far as the United States is
concerned, this does not necessarily contravene copyright law. The
copyright laws of most jurisdictions prohibit the playing of
copyrighted sound recording to the public
