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BRMC Slams DHS Over Copyright Complaint Response

12/15/2025

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) criticized U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its response to a copyright complaint about BRMC's version of 'God’s Gonna Cut You Down' used in recruitment video, issuing a July cease-and-desist.
Robert Levon Been described the government's reply as bizarre and unprofessional, likening it to a message from an ex-girlfriend, and urged artists to stand up.
BRMC will release a 2005 Howl reissue on January 20.

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Story summary

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) criticized U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its response to a copyright complaint about BRMC's version of 'God’s Gonna Cut You Down' used in recruitment video, issuing a July cease-and-desist.
Robert Levon Been described the government's reply as bizarre and unprofessional, likening it to a message from an ex-girlfriend, and urged artists to stand up.
BRMC will release a 2005 Howl reissue on January 20.