Pharrell Williams wants President Donald Trump to stop using “Happy” sing after the president used it a\u00a0rally on the same day 11 people were killed\u00a0in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.<\/p>\n
Pharell’s lawyer Howard King wrote in part:<\/p>\n
On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event in Indiana,” “There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday and no permission was granted for your use of this song for this purpose.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
After this rally incident, it appears Pharell will not\u00a0allow Trump to use any of his music under any circumstances.\u00a0 King went on to say:<\/p>\n
\n“Pharrell has not, and will not, grant you permission to publicly perform or otherwise broadcast or disseminate any of his music,” King wrote. “The use of ‘Happy’ without permission constitutes copyright infringement.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Yikes! President Trump seems to keep burning bridges.\u00a0 And without Pharell express oral or written permission he will not be allowed to use any of Pharrell’s music for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 Need copyright protection on your works?\u00a0 Click “Hire CLG” in the menu to get your copyright filed today by a professional attorney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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