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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Legal Disputes Over Politicians Using Popular Songs in Campaigns

Created byNew Media Legal Publishing, Inc.
IntermediateUpdated Mar 31, 2025
You Can’t Always Get What You Want

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the intersection of music and political campaigns: Learn about the legal challenges musicians face when their work is used in political campaigns without permission.
check_circleExamine key copyright, trademark, and right of publicity laws: Gain insights into how these laws apply to the unauthorized use of music.
check_circleAnalyze famous legal disputes: Explore cases such as Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” and Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” used by political campaigns.
check_circleLearn practical strategies for protecting intellectual property: Understand how musicians can protect their work from unauthorized political use.
check_circleExplore the broader implications for political campaigns: Learn about the impact of these legal disputes on future campaign strategies and the use of music.

About This Course

In this fun and timely program, Peter Afrasiabi examines the colorful history of politicians using popular songs at campaign events and the legal disputes with musicians who opposed their works being used in this way. 

From such famous examples as President Reagan using Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” and former President Trump using Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” this program delivers a tour-de-force analysis of copyright, trademark and right of publicity law applied to musical compositions used to sell political campaigns.

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New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.
New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.

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New Media Legal Publishing, Inc. is a legal publishing company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops, produces, markets, and distributes innovative legal education content for law firms and companies. For more information about NMLP and its products, please visit  http://www.newmedialegal.com .

Peter Afrasiabi
Peter Afrasiabi

Founding Partner at One, LLP

Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One LLP and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark, and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Peter graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

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