Metallica has taken legal action against the United States Army after it used the song "Enter Sandman" without the band's permission .
The United States Department of Defense released a video last Friday, the 11th. The video shows Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promoting the country's military drone capabilities.
The original version included the classic track “Enter Sandman” (1991), but it didn't stay online for long. Metallica promptly issued a copyright notice, and the Department subsequently removed the video, publishing a version without the music.
A Pentagon spokesperson said Friday: “This afternoon, representatives from X contacted the Department of Defense regarding a video posted on our social media page and requested that the video be removed due to a copyright issue with Metallica’s song ‘Enter Sandman.’ The video has been removed, corrected, and reposted to our page.”
A representative for Metallica confirmed to Rolling Stone that the government used the music without their authorization, and the band forced the government to remove the video.
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