Judge Rules Against Trump in Lawsuit Over Eddy Grant Song ‘Electric Avenue’

Published on September 17, 2024

A federal judge has ruled against former President Donald Trump in a case that was brought after he used a popular song in a video during his 2020 presidential campaign without the permission of the artist. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl said in the Sept. 13 ruling that Trump did not show that he met exceptions laid out in copyright law in defense against the suit, which was brought by musician Eddy Grant over the song “Electric Avenue.” Trump’s Twitter account posted a 55-second video on Aug. 12, 2020, that contained the song for 40 seconds. The video featured a Trump train and clips of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden. Grant asked the Trump campaign to take down the post, but they did not, so he sued the campaign and Trump....

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