
Left: Isaac Hayes III outside a federal courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 3, 2024 (AP Photo/Kate Brumback). Right: Donald Trump (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool).
After the estate of Isaac Hayes sued the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee for playing the classic song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at rallies, claiming unauthorized use, a federal judge in Atlanta, Georgia, has handed the plaintiff a preliminary win.
Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash, Jr., heard from the parties for nearly an hour and a half on Tuesday before partly granting Isaac Hayes Enterprises LLC’s request for an injunction, blocking the campaign from using the song but not going so far as to order the removal of videos where the song can be heard.