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US judge explains refusal to dismiss copyright case against Trump

By Melissa Ritti ( April 28, 2025, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- One month after ruling from the bench that copyright infringement claims against President Donald Trump in his individual capacity will proceed, a US judge issued a written decision Friday explaining his rationale. US District Judge James Thrash of the Northern District of Georgia deemed allegations the president “personally” selected the late Isaac Hayes’ “Hold On, I’m Comin’” for performance at his campaign rallies sufficient, for now, to satisfy the Copyright Act’s statutory threshold. In the same opinion, however, Thrash said Isaac Hayes Enterprises LLC’s related Lanham Act false endorsement claim must be dismissed because a musical composition itself cannot serve as a trademark.A mixed ruling in response to a motion by President Donald Trump and others to dismiss claims of copyright and trademark infringement was fleshed out Friday by a Georgia federal judge....

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