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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

Tom Petty’s estate threatens legal action against Kari Lake for using his song: ‘This is illegal’

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The estate of the late rock legend Tom Petty threatened legal action against failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she used his song in a video disputing the election results.

Ms Lake used Mr Petty’s 1989 song “Won’t Back Down” in her video refusing to concede the results of the Arizona governor’s race three days after the election had been called for her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs. The original video has since been taken down.

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