The composer and pianist totally dissociates himself from the use that has been made of his music. But in the “indicted” clip there are also several scenes from famous films. Will they have rights?
Artists, as we know, when they take a political position, embrace the ideology of a party and an ideological movement. To give one example above all, it happened with “The popular song” by Ivano Fossatia song written in 1992 and used for the electoral campaign of Political elections by the Ulivo movement and Romano Prodi in 1996. The singer-songwriter had enthusiastically given approval for the use of the song. Something that cannot be said to have happened to the internationally renowned composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi.
“We found that a song by Ludovico – the management announced, on behalf of the artist, in a story on Instagram – was used on Instagram by a well-known politician to support a controversial candidate in the European elections. We would like to clarify that this use occurred independently of our will and that we have nothing to do with this candidate and his ideas.”
The reference is to one electoral clip where Salvini promotes the electoral campaign for the European elections in favor of general Roberto Vannacci. In the background you can hear the notes of a composition by Einaudi. Evidently the social team did not take into account that they would have to ask permission from the record company and also from the artist himself.
But that is not all. Several frames from famous films also appear in the now famous “incriminate” clip: “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns,” “La La Land,” “Le Mans ’66,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Top Gun 2” and “The Great Gatsby”. Although the scenes of these films seem to have been “stolen” from some gifs in circulation, are we sure that the film rights are free for political use?
