The former President of the United States used part of the film in an advertisement in which he sought to raise money for his new presidential campaign.
Using different scenes from movies or soundtracks for election ads has been a widely used resource both in the United States and the rest of the world. However, with the polarization that exists today in politics You may not be so amused that your movie scene is one of those chosen under any filteras happened with Air.
Well, as stated Hollywood ReporterInc., the production company founded by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Artists Equity, was going to put out a statement in it Former US President Donald Trump’s team is accused of using a scene from the movie Air without his consent for a place where he intended to raise money for his presidential campaign.
In the ad, which runs about two and a half minutes, Matt Damon can be heard giving the sweet speech to his character, Sonny Vaccaro, a key Nike executive, in which he emphasizes that “Money can buy you almost anything, but it can’t buy you immortality.”.
All of this is peppered with images of Trump disembarking from a helicopter or greeting thousands of his followers at various times in his campaign, such as A way to remind your supporters that you need them to donate money to your new campaign He aspires to become the new Republican nominee for the presidency of the United States.
“We do not give our consent”
Using one of Air’s key scenes that neither Damon or Affleck ever liked, especially because he Both actors have always been highly critical of former President Twell’s policies. “We had no prior knowledge of, did not approve of, and do not endorse or approve of any viewing or off-air audio of the Trump campaign.”
In accordance with United States copyright and intellectual property law, we hereby notify you that in the event that any use of the Air Materials by the Trump Campaign requires approval or prior approval, We do not give this consent.
