Donald Trump and Eddy Grant are at war over "Electric Avenue."Scott Olson/Getty Images, left. Tom Curtis/Getty Images, right.Eddy Grant's 2020 copyright suit against Donald Trump was in federal court in Manhattan on Friday.Trump's side referenced Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan in challenging the "Electric Avenue" copyright.The judge expressed skepticism over Trump's arguments, but has yet to rule.Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and music icon Eddy Grant appeared in federal court in Manhattan Friday to argue an esoteric question: When is a copyright not a copyright?Grant's lawyers say Trump infringed on the copyright for "Electric Avenue" by including 40 seconds of the '80s dance hit in an August 2020 campaign tweet.But Trump's lawyers are fighting Grant's 2020 lawsuit by claiming that while the singer-composer holds the copyright for a "greatest hits" album that includes Electric Avenue, he neglected to protect the sound recording for the song itself.The compilation album's copyright only protects the greatest-hits recording in its entirety, as one whole thing, Trump attorney Jesse Binnall told the judge Friday."The bootstrapping they're trying to do here is just something that can't be done," Binnall complained.To which US District Court Judge John G.
Trump Lawyers Invoke Bob Dylan And Taylor Swift In 'electric Avenue' Copyright Arguments. The Judge Was Skeptical.
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Sat, 09/07/2024 - 5:14am
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