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Newsweek
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Pentagon Forced to Remove Metallica Song From Video After Copyright Strike
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Pentagon removed and reposted a video that promoted its new drone initiative after the band Metallica hit the department with a copyright strike over the unauthorized use of its song "Enter Sandman." Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon by email outside of normal business hours on Sunday evening for comment. Why It Matters A copyright strike is when a video or social media channel faces punishment for unauthorized use of published media—either visual or audio. Unauthorized use of a song, video or photos can result in such a strike. Metallica famously initiated the landmark lawsuit against peer-to-peer file sharing company Napster in 2000, which led to further suits that ultimately caused the company's initial collapse. What To Know The U.S. announced a new directive that would unleash the Department of Defense's ability to produce and improve drone technology in a bid to keep pace as "global military drone production skyrocketed" over recent years. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth featured in a flashy video that announced the new initiative, including a sequence in which a drone delivered a memo to him and backed by "Enter Sandman." Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at Levi's Stadium on June 20, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. // U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sits down for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at... Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at Levi's Stadium on June 20, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. // U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sits down for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon on July 09, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. More//"We were brought here to rebuild the military—match capabilities to the threats of today," Hegseth said in the video, bemoaning the limitations of red tape to develop those capabilities. Hegseth emphasized that the Pentagon would leverage "world-leading engineers and AI experts" to develop a range of low-cost American-crafted drones for combat units. "Next year I expect to see this capability integrated into all relevant combat training, including force-on-force drone wars," Hegseth wrote in the memo. Meanwhile, some comments under the original video questioned if the Pentagon had asked Metallica for permission to use the song, with many questioning whether the band would have agreed to do so. I can't believe this is real. — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 10, 2025 Just one day later, it appeared that the band had not only not given permission, but also took issue with the unauthorized use. In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said: "This afternoon, representatives from X reached out to DoD regarding a video posted to our social media page and asked that the video be removed due to a copyright issue with the song 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica. The video has been taken down, corrected, and re-uploaded to our page." Separately, a Metallica spokesperson told Rolling Stone that the use of the song was unauthorized. President Donald Trump has long used music at his rallies and events without explicit permission, leading to numerous requests and demands that he stop doing so. Rock band Guns N' Roses said in 2018 that the president was "using loopholes in the various venues' blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters' consent." Other notable examples include Leonard Cohen's estate saying they had explicitly rejected permission for use of "Hallelujah," Linkin Park forcing Trump to delete a fan-made video using "In the End," and The Rolling Stones threatening legal action if the Trump campaign continued using "You Can't Always Get What You Want." What People Are Saying Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of MeidasTouch, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday: "Hegseth stole their property without permission to use in an official government video promoting war. That's not how Metallica wants their music used, as DOD would have known if they asked instead of breaking the law."
American Military News
11-07-2025
- Business
- American Military News
Video: 'American Drone Dominance' unleashed by Trump admin
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum on Thursday to unleash 'American Drone Dominance' following President Donald Trump's executive order last month. In a video shared Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, Hegseth said, 'We know why we were put here. We were brought here to rebuild the military-match capabilities to the threats of today. ' Hegseth explained that America's adversaries have 'produced millions of cheap drones' while the United States was 'mired in bureaucratic red tape' under previous administrations. However, the secretary of defense noted that the U.S. military would be making major changes to its drone production under Trump's administration following the president's 'Unleashing American Drone Dominance' executive order released last month. In Thursday's video, Hegseth said Trump's executive order will 'bolster our drone industry and arm our warfighters, because that's what we're all about.' READ MORE: Israel arming Germany with suicide drones 'So today, I'm rescinding restrictive policies that stifle production, and this will unleash American manufacturing and the ingenuity of our war fighters by doing three key things,' Hegseth added. 'First, we're going to bolster the US drone manufacturing base by producing thousands of American-made products, prioritizing buy American. We'll arm combat units with a variety of low-cost American-crafted drones, leveraging our world-leading engineers and AI experts. And third, we're going to train, as we expect to fight. Senior officers must overcome bureaucratic risk aversion in budgeting, weaponing, weaponeering, and training.' At the end of Thursday's video, Hegseth signed a memorandum that was delivered by drones controlled by the Pentagon's 'great warfighters.' 'This is the future,' Hegseth stated. 'We're in the fight. We're in the fight to win it, and we're never gonna back down.' In a memorandum obtained by Fox News, Hegseth described drones as the 'biggest battlefield innovation in a generation.' The secretary of defense announced that the Pentagon is going to increase the U.S. drone manufacturing base by authorizing the military's purchase of hundreds of American-made products, arming the military's combat units with 'a variety of low-cost drones,' and by holding battlefield simulations that will allow military commanders to independently test drones. 'Lethality will not be hindered by self-imposed restrictions, especially when it comes to harnessing technologies we invented but were slow to pursue,' Hegseth said. 'Drone technology is advancing so rapidly, our major risk is risk-avoidance. The Department's bureaucratic gloves are coming off.'
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AeroVironment and Kratos share prices surge over 10% after Pentagon's surprise drone buying spree
Stocks of US drone makers AeroVironment (AVAV) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) soared more than 10% on Friday following an unexpected announcement from US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who unveiled a sweeping initiative to supercharge domestic drone production, as per a report. What Led to the Sudden Spike in US Drone Maker Stocks? In a video posted to social media platform X, Hegseth said he was 'rescinding restrictive policies' on Pentagon purchases, which he explained would increase the domestic manufacturing base by producing thousands of US-made drones and prioritizing "buy American," and that service personnel would be armed with low-cost American-crafted drones, as reported by Investopedia. ALSO READ: Want to moonlight and double your income? Head to this Chinese province offering incentives to side hustlers Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mercado Libre CFD: gana hasta 2.700$ a la semana trabajando desde casa TradeLG Undo He also pointed out that senior officers had to "overcome bureaucratic risk aversion in budgeting, weaponeering, and training," as quoted in the report. The US Defense Secretary even highlighted that while the US "adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones, before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape. Not anymore," as quoted by Investopedia in its report. Live Events The latest order, announced by Hegseth, removed the previous DOD policies from 2021 and 2022 that restricted the US military from buying drones and components made by Chinese companies, reported Investors' Business Daily. The order also assigns to combat units authority to buy, test, and train with small UAS drones that comply with statutes, as per the report. The announcement comes after the June 6 executive order of the White House that said to invest in drone technology and integrate it into the national airspace, according to Investors' Business Daily report. ALSO READ: NIO stock surges over 4% after Morgan Stanley says Buy following new SUV Onvo L90 launch How Have Kratos Stock and AeroVironment Stock Performed in 2025? The stock market responded swiftly as Kratos shares jumped 12%, reaching its highest price in 19 years, reported Investopedia. The KTOS stock has increased more than 75% so far this year, as reported by Investors' Business Daily. AeroVironment, which had recently stumbled after announcing a $1.35 billion stock and debt offering, rebounded with a 10% gain Friday morning, as per the report. The AVAV shares have increased almost 55% this year and is close to its record high of $295.90 on June 30, as reported by Investor's Business Daily. ALSO READ: Should H-1B Visa holders buy a house in the US amid job instability? A viral Reddit post sparks heated debate FAQs Why did drone company stocks jump so much on Friday? The US Defense Secretary announced a surprise overhaul of Pentagon drone policy, removing restrictions and signaling big purchases of American-made drones. Investors saw this as a major win for companies like Kratos and AeroVironment. What exactly did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say? He said he's rolling back 'restrictive policies' and pushing to rapidly produce thousands of affordable, US-made drones to arm service members and prioritise domestic manufacturers.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Drone Makers AeroVironment, Kratos Get Boost From New Pentagon Purchase Push
AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares got a lift from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's order to boost the Pentagon's purchase of drones. Hegseth said he was "rescinding restrictive policies" and ordering commanders in all the services to buy American-made drones. Hegseth explained that U.S. military drone purchases had been "mired in bureaucratic red tape," but wouldn't be of military drone makers AeroVironment (AVAV) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) took off Friday, a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced new government plans to unleash drone production in the U.S. In a video posted on X, Hegseth explained he sent a memo to commanders of all the services explaining that he was "rescinding restrictive policies" on Pentagon purchases, which he said would boost the domestic manufacturing base by producing thousands of U.S.-made drones and prioritizing "buy American," and that service personnel would be armed with low-cost, American-crafted drones. Hegseth added that senior officers had to "overcome bureaucratic risk aversion in budgeting, weaponeering, and training." Hegseth said that while U.S. "adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones, before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape. Not anymore." The news sent shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions up 12% to their highest level in 19 years. AeroVironment shares hit an all-time high June 30, and despite tumbling the next day after announcing a $1.35 billion stock and debt sale, the shares have added about two-thirds of their value this year, including a 7% gain Friday morning. Read the original article on Investopedia Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
