Neil Young sues Trump campaign again for playing Rockin' in the Free World at rally

Rock veteran Neil Young has filed a $10m lawsuit against a fundraising committee that supports US President Donald Trump, citing "unauthorised" use of his 1989 song Rockin' in the Free World.

The Canadian-American star alleges that the Trump 47 Committee infringed on his copyright when it played the song before Trump took the stage at a 12 October rally in Ohio. Playing the song amounts to an "unauthorised public performance", the lawsuit says.

The singer-songwriter sued the Trump re-election campaign in 2020 over its use of the same song and Devil's Sidewalk. Young said the parties settled the matter shortly thereafter.