Neil Young sues Trump committee for $10M for playing 'Rockin' in the Free World' at rally

Neil Young performs as part of a historic double bill with Bob Dylan at Hyde Park on July 12, 2019 in London, England. Dave J Hogan | Getty ImagesLegendary musician Neil Young filed a $10 million lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign committee for infringing Young's copyright by playing his song "Rockin' in the Free World" just before the president took the stage to speak at an Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown, Ohio.The Trump 47 Committee has caused that song, without the musician's permission, "to be played numerous times at other rallies designed to encourage Republican votes in the upcoming mid-term elections," Young's lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia, alleges.Trump "was personally aware that a license would be required to play the Song at rallies," and that Young "has not, and would not, grant the required license," the suit filed Monday says.Young, 80, in 2020 sued another corporation formed by Trump, Donald J. Trump for President Inc., in Manhattan federal court for copyright infringement of "Rockin' in the Free World," and another song written by Young, "Devil's Sidewalk," for having played the songs without permission at campaign rallies.In that f...