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Trump removes Taylor Swift songs from posts after artist backlash
Trump removes Taylor Swift songs from posts after artist backlash
Donald Trump has removed Taylor Swift songs from his social media posts after dozens of artists, including Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, urged his administration not to use their music without permission.…
The Story in Brief
Donald Trump has removed Taylor Swift songs from his social media posts after dozens of artists, including Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, urged his administration not to use their music without permission. The specific songs were taken down from recent posts on his platform, Truth Social. NDTV Profit reports that the move follows a broader push by musicians to stop the Trump campaign from using their work in political content.
The removal comes as part of a wider pattern. The Biden campaign has also faced similar complaints from artists. Neither side has a blanket right to use copyrighted music for political purposes, though campaigns often rely on fair use arguments that have not been fully tested in court for this context.
The Indian Opinion
The noise over Trump’s playlist obscures a simpler point: artists own their work, and the White House does not have a blanket license to use it for political cheerleading. Taylor Swift’s silence on this specific use is no surprise, she has never endorsed either side. The real test will come if a court weighs in on whether campaign use without permission violates copyright. Until then, the story is about a playlist change, not a political statement.
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