The latist artist to call out President Donald Trump for wrongful use of intellectual property is the band Linkin Park. The band says it sent a cease-and-desist letter to President Donald Trump after his team tweeted a video using the rock band's song, reported USA Today.
A video which has since been removed from the POTUS' Twitter account included Linkin Park's In the End, layered over a recording of Trump's inauguration speech and shots of campaign rallies.
"Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued," the band tweeted Saturday.
Former lead singer Chester Bennington, who died at 41 in 2017, was a vocal critici of Trump. "Trump is a greater threat to the USA than terrorism!!" he tweeted in 2015. "We have to take back our voices and stand for what we believe in."
A number of musicians have sent Trump cease-and-desist letters after he used their music for campaign events or videos. The Rolling Stones, Pharrell Williams, Panic! At the Disco, Steven Tyler and more artists have all criticised the president after claiming he used their music without permission.
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