Neil Young is suing Donald Trump's re-appointment crusade for more than once utilizing his music without his consent.
The hero says the US president penetrated copyright laws by playing his melodies at political assemblies and occasions.
The Canadian has questioned the utilization of Rockin' in the Free World and Devil's Sidewalk for what he called an "un-American crusade of numbness and detest".
The Trump crusade has not yet remarked.
Youthful said he had whined about Mr Trump's utilization of his music since 2015, however had been "wilfully" disregarded.
The artist, who is currently formally a US resident in the wake of having lived in the nation for quite a long time, is looking for harms of up to $150,000 (£114,400) per encroachment.
These incorporate at a Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June, and the US president's visit to Mount Rushmore in July.
'Signature tune'
"This grievance isn't planned to disregard the rights and assessments of American residents, who are allowed to help the competitor based on their personal preference," Young's legal counselors wrote in the documenting, which was posted on the entertainer's site.
"Be that as it may, Plaintiff in great still, small voice can't permit his music to be utilized as a 'signature tune' for a troublesome, un-American crusade of numbness and despise."
The 74-year-old has been accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - first as an independent craftsman, and afterward with his old band Buffalo Springfield.
He's by all account not the only artist furious with the US president for having utilized their material.
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A month ago, The Rolling Stones cautioned President Trump that he could confront legitimate activity on the off chance that he kept utilizing their tunes at his crusade rallies.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards likewise joined specialists including Aerosmith and Sir Elton John in as of late marking an open letter approaching government officials to acquire consent before playing their music at crusade and political occasions.
As per music rights association BMI, normal music licenses gave to show lobbies and different settings don't cover political conventions.
Political up-and-comers must get a different Political Entities License, which gives them access to 15 million tunes. The Trump crusade has such a permit.
Be that as it may, specialists reserve the privilege to take their music off the rundown. The Rolling Stones have done as such, albeit Young has not unequivocally said whether he additionally has.
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