Donald Trump used a film scene with Matt Damon for his election campaign – but without his consent.
An advertising campaign by Donald Trump (76) for his election campaign backfired: Trump had uploaded a fundraising video to his social media platform Truth Social, in which a monologue by Matt Damon (42) from the new film “Air” was heard. In it, the actor says in his role, among other things: “You can buy almost anything with money, but not immortality.”
Trump didn’t have permission to use the audio, which is owned by Artists Equit, a film studio co-founded by Ben Affleck, 50, and Matt Damon.
Studio releases statement
The studio released on , stating, “We had no idea, did not agree, do not endorse or authorize the use of Air’s footage or audio for political advertising or any other purpose during the Trump campaign.”
It continues: “With particular regard to all rights available to us under United States copyright and intellectual property law, we hereby expressly notify that if any material from Air is used by the Trump campaign , for which authorization or consent is required, do not give such consent.”
It’s not the first time Trump has illicitly used artists’ work for self-promotion: For example, he antagonized the family of dead musician Tom Petty (1950-2017) by singing the song ‘I Wont’ Back Down” used for his election campaign.
Source: Stern
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