Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider attacked Clive Palmer as he appeared in federal court earlier this week in the group’s lawsuit against the businessman and politician to Palmer’s use of a rewritten version of their 1984 hit « We’re Not Gonna Take It » in a 2019 United Australia Party campaign commercial in 2019 without permission
Snider appeared via video link Tuesday to provide evidence in the copyright battle between the song’s licensee, Univeral Music, and Palmer
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, Snider told the court the association failed to improve ticket sales for the group’s 2019 Australian tour because “the rendition was horrible” and his message was “distorted” Snider also stated that « the image of M Palmer is not good for my heavy metal image «
The ads were shown 18,649 times on free TV and viewed 175 million times on YouTube, court heard Palmer allegedly sought a license to use the song, but used it without permission after learning how much it would cost
Palmer’s attorneys argued that he did not infringe copyright, claiming it was « satire or parody, » and that the melody of « We Won’t Take It » is based on the hymn ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’
Snider refuted the latter argument, saying that the songs were « rhythmically different » and that they were « inspiration, not duplication »
Universal Music seeks payment of copyright and additional damages from Palmer for his use of the track
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