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Protection of your artistic work
The American political candidate, Donald Trump, has once again been asked to refrain from using an artist’s music during his rallies. This time, the Estate of the late Irish singer, Sinead O’Connor, together with the label Chrysalis Records have demanded that Mr Trump “desist from using her music immediately”.
Both her Estate and the label stated that the artist “lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness, and decency towards her fellow human beings”. O’Connor’s political views differed from those of Mr Trump and they added that she would be “insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way”.
It is not the first time that Mr Trump and his associates have been asked to desist from using an artist’s music. For example, Rihanna, Linkin Park and Steven Tyler have made the same requests.
So, how can artists protect their own music?
Music copyright is an automatic right in the UK. You do not need to apply or pay a fee and you automatically receive copyright protection for original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work.
With the protection of copyright, the owner has the right to copy, distribute, adapt, display and perform a creative work.
Intellectual Property rights are various and highly important when it comes to protecting your work. It is highly recommended to take legal advice in order to properly and legally protect your rights. Our commercial team has a wide range of experience when it comes to Intellectual Property and would be happy to assist individuals or businesses on issues relating to it.
For further advice and assistance please contact our Commercial Solicitors on 01604 828282 / 01908 660966 or email info@franklins-sols.co.uk