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Can Donald Trump use songs against a performer's will?

.WOODY GUTHRIE'S "machine" gotten rid of fascists-- or two The United States's great dust-bowl balladeer created on his acoustic guitar. Jack White's electric machine "files suit fascists", wrote the frontman of The White Stripes on Instagram on September 9th. The "fascist" is actually Donald Trump, who just recently made use of the band's most popular song, "Seven Nation Soldiers", in a campaign online video. Mr White wishes him to stop. He signs up with a long list of performers who contest Mr Trump utilizing their music: Abba, Celine Dion, Beyoncu00e9, Foo Fighters, the real estates of Isaac Hayes and also Sinu00e9ad O'Connor and Johnny Marr of The Smiths-- as well as those are just the objectors coming from this year. (Our team've put together a playlist of Trump-appropriated tracks.) Can they transform the music off?