Idiot Trump faces new lawsuit over his choice of music

The Trump campaign just lost another song from its shrinking catalog.

On Monday, musician Jack White announced that he would sue Donald Trump, his campaign team and Trump's deputy communications director Margo Martin for the unauthorized use of the White Stripes' “Seven Nation Army” logo in a social media post showing Trump boarding a plane.

“This machine is suing fascists,” White wrote on Instagram post the appeal, a reference to Woody Guthrie.

While the lawsuit filed in New York does not specify a specific amount of damages, it does note that Jack and Meg White, who together form the band The White Stripes, “vehemently oppose the policies and actions of Defendant Trump.”

Jack White announced the lawsuit last month, sharing Trump's campaign video on his Instagram account with the caption, “Don't even think about using my music.” The original video Martin shared had already been removed by the time of publication.

Using music in videos requires a separate license, which is different from the license for use in public live events.

“If you want to use music in a video, you need a synchronization license,” said U.S. intellectual property attorney Jason Rosenblum The Washington Postwhich means a kind of license that requires direct negotiations with the publisher or musician. “If Trump's campaign team or whoever posted the video did not obtain those rights, the White Stripes should have a good case against them.”

The list of artists who have banned Trump from using their music is long and wide. Last month, Trump banned Swedish pop supergroup ABBA by using their music for his campaign without their permission. He also drew the ire of the Isaac Hayes Estate, Celine Dion and Beyonce because of the unauthorized use of their music at election campaign events and in commercials.

Other artists who have condemned the MAGA leader’s unauthorized use of their art for his political gain include Sinead O'ConnorThe Beatles, Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Leonard Cohen, Queen, Prince, Pharrell, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Rihanna, Neil Young, Linkin Park, the late Tom Pettythe Village People and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.