尼尔·杨再诉特朗普阵营：指控10月12日Youngstown集会未经许可播放《Rockin' in the Free World》，索赔1000万美元
加拿大裔美国摇滚歌手尼尔·杨（Neil Young）10月26日在美国弗吉尼亚东区联邦地区法院起诉特朗普47委员会（Trump 47 Committee Inc），指控该委员会10月12日在俄亥俄州 Youngstown 的一场中期选举造势集会上，在特朗普登台前未经许可播放他1989年的歌曲《Rockin' in the Free World》，索赔1000万美元，并要求法院禁止该委员会今后再使用他的音乐。据路透社报道，白宫发言人未立即回应置评请求。
诉状称，这首歌描绘的是街头众生相：丢弃婴儿的母亲、在绝望中沉沦的瘾君子、在繁荣阴影里堆积的垃圾，副歌以反讽口吻反复吟唱并不属于所有人的「自由」。诉状写道：「简而言之，这首歌与 Donald J. Trump 所代表的一切正好相反。」诉状还称，未经授权的使用让外界误以为尼尔·杨支持特朗普，损害了他的声誉与品牌。
这不是双方第一次对簿公堂。2020年，尼尔·杨曾起诉特朗普竞选团队在多场集会上未经许可使用《Rockin' in the Free World》与《Devil's Sidewalk》两首歌；据新诉状，特朗普阵营在被送达诉状后随即和解，承诺今后未经许可不再使用《Rockin' in the Free World》。新诉状称，特朗普本人清楚播放这首歌需要取得许可，委员会仍明知故犯。
本案案号为 Young v. Trump 47 Committee Inc，弗吉尼亚东区联邦地区法院 3:26-cv-01398，尼尔·杨的代理律师为 Robert Besser。被告一方的律师信息尚未公布，案件后续程序有待法院排期。
Neil Young Sues Trump Committee Again: $10 Million Claim Over 'Rockin' in the Free World' Played at October 12 Youngstown Rally
Canadian-American rock singer Neil Young sued the Trump 47 Committee Inc in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on October 26, alleging the committee played his 1989 song "Rockin' in the Free World" without a license before President Donald Trump took the stage at an October 12 midterm campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio. Young is seeking $10 million in damages and a court order barring the committee from using his music again. According to Reuters, White House spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The complaint describes the song as a set of vivid street-level portraits: a mother discarding her baby, addicts lost in despair, garbage piling in the shadows of prosperity, while the repeated chorus delivers a savage irony about a freedom that is not shared by all. "In short, the song is the opposite of everything Donald J. Trump stands for," the complaint said. It also alleges the unauthorized use implied that Young supports Trump, damaging his reputation and brand.
It is not the first time the two sides have met in court. In 2020 Young sued Trump's campaign over the unlicensed use of "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Devil's Sidewalk" at multiple rallies. According to the new complaint, the campaign settled after being served and promised never to use "Rockin' in the Free World" again without a license. The complaint says Trump was personally aware a license was required and that the committee proceeded willfully anyway.
The case is Young v. Trump 47 Committee Inc, No. 3:26-cv-01398 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Young is represented by attorney Robert Besser; attorney information for the committee was not yet available, and no hearing date has been set.
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图片来源：尼尔·杨2016年在挪威 Stavernfestivalen 音乐节演出资料照片。照片：Tore Sætre，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / File photo of Neil Young performing at the Stavernfestivalen festival in Norway in 2016. Photo by Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
