The far-right<\/a> figure used the indie band\u2019s smash hit \u2018Sit Down\u2019 in a video posted on X to highlight the size of the protest<\/a> he organised in London on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Between 110,000 and 150,000 people gathered in Whitehall for the \u201cUnite the Kingdom\u201d event spearheaded by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n The \u2018disgusted\u2019 frontman of the band James has said the group are examining their options after Tommy Robinson used their song in a video without permission (Getty)<\/p>\n At least 25 people were arrested and 26 police officers were injured at the demonstration.<\/p>\n Robinson posted the video on X made up of aerial footage of the rally to show the size of the crowd \u2013 and used James\u2019 song \u2018Sit Down\u2019 to accompany it.<\/p>\n The former English Defence League leader captioned the clip: \u201cBritain is awake, we are no longer afraid, you will not take our right to free speech @Keir_Starmer WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK.\u201d<\/p>\n But James frontman Tim Booth hit back in his own post on X, describing the far-right rally as the \u201cantithesis\u201d of what his band\u2019s song stands for.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Around 110,000 people were estimated by police to have gathered in Whitehall for the \u2018Unite the Kingdom\u2019 event spearheaded by Robinson (PA Wire)<\/p>\n He wrote: \u201cDisgusted to see the cynical use of \u2018Sit Down\u2019 by @TRobinsonNewEra.<\/p>\n \u201cNo permission was granted, and we are looking into our options.<\/p>\n \u201cThe song and most of our topical lyrics, make it very clear where we stand, and it\u2019s the antithesis of this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s rally, which featured a guest appearance from Tesla and X owner Elon Musk, was faced by a counter-protest with 5,000 anti-racism campaigners.<\/p>\n The two groups were divided by a line of police horses and officers \u2013 some carrying riot shields \u2013 with one side waving placards that said \u201crefugees welcome. Stop the far right\u201d and the other flying Union and St George\u2019s flags, as they stared each other down and continued to chant.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Tommy Robinson (right) attends the \u2018Unite The Kingdom\u2019 rally on Saturday alongside Laurence Fox (left) and Katie Hopkins (centre) (Getty Images)<\/p>\n If a band\u2019s work has been copyrighted and is used unlawfully, they can initially issue a formal request in the form of a case and desist letter for the accused party to stop using their work, according to the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP).<\/p>\n It can then file a lawsuit for copyright infringement if no appropriate action is taken, which can lead damages payments or prevent the infringing party from using their work in future if successful.<\/p>\n Synchronisation licenses are necessary for using music in audio-visual projects, including in online videos where music is synchronised with visual content, the ICMP said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-136004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/56652.jpg\")
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