Failed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Wednesday risked the wrath of the property of late rocker Tom Petty. Once more.
A tweet from the previous TV information anchor’s marketing campaign account quoted 4 traces from Petty’s 1989 anthem “I Received’t Again Down.”
It got here because the Arizona Supreme Court docket declined to listen to most of Lake’s problem of her 2022 defeat — by some 17,000 votes — to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Lake has nonetheless refused to concede the race.
The marketing campaign account’s publish drew stinging criticism from commenters, who accused the Trump-endorsed Lake of disgracing the track.
Petty’s property slammed Lake in November and stated it was “exploring all of our authorized choices” after she used the identical track in a video.
“The Tom Petty property and our companions had been shocked to seek out out that Tom’s track ‘I Received’t Again Down’ was stolen and used with out permission or a license to advertise Kari Lake’s failed marketing campaign,” tweeted the property of Petty, who died in 2017 from an unintended drug overdose.
“That is unlawful,” it added on the time. “We're exploring all of our authorized choices to cease this unauthorized use and to ban future misappropriations of Tom’s beloved anthem. Thanks to all the followers who introduced this to our consideration and who assist us defend his legacy day by day.”
The property has not commented on the newest publish.
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