Can a musician actually stop a politician from playing their music or do they give up their rights when they sign a recording contract? Do politicians pay the musicians for this public playing of the song? 

When I read about protests proclaiming "I don't want candidate X playing my music", it often is worded to imply that they can't do anything about the playing of the song but they're instead making a public statement that they don't want to be associated with the candidate.

Related but not the same, it makes me think of Burton Cummings revoking all public performance of certain songs to stop the Guess Who ™ from performing live. The article said no one could perform these songs live and would impact his income. I'm assuming most artists don't take such extreme measures like the political sitiuation mentioned above.

Thanks in advance for your insights!
 

Last edited by Leslieville Bill (August 11, 2024 9:21 am)