Isaac Hayes' Family Sues Donald Trump For Playing An Unlicensed Song During Campaign

Isaac Hayes (Instagram @_isaachayes)

JAKARTA - After Celine Dion, now it is Isaac Hayes' family's turn to protest against Donald Trump. The family was unhappy when they learned that the late Hayes song titled "OLD On," I'm Coming was used in the Republican presidential candidate campaign.

The Hayes family is known to have threatened to sue Donald Trump for $3 million to prevent the use of the song "OLD On, I'm Coming" in the campaign.

Isaac Hayes III, son of the late soul singer, also posted evidence of a lawsuit against Trump on Instagram.

"We demand the termination, use, removal of all related videos, public rebuttal statements, and payment of licensing fees of USD 3 million no later than August 16, 2024. Failure to comply will result in further legal action," Isaac Hayes III wrote in the post caption.

Meanwhile, the late Hayes song used to play before and after Trump delivered a speech in his campaign.

In the indictment, James Walker as the family lawyer said Trump's campaign team had been deliberately involved in copyright infringement, and demanded that the campaign team delete all videos featuring the song.

He also demanded that they issue a full statement acknowledging that the Hayes family did not justify, support, or allow the use of his music.

Walker said the numbers submitted were far from what they should have been, given how often the late Hayes song played.

So far, there has been no official response from the Donald Trump campaign team on the Isaac Hayes family's demands letter.