Tyler has written an essay about copyright law as an op-ed for Huffington Post in which the 67-year-old singer said a change is needed to make sure creators are paid fairly when other business use our work.
"This week, I sent a letter to Donald Trump's campaign asking to not use my music at political rallies. My intent was not to make a political statement, but to make one about the rights of my fellow music creators," Tyler wrote.
His piece continued pointing out flaws within the music industry which affect mostly less wealthy songwriters and artists. "Everyone deserves to be able to pay their bills, support their families, and do the work they love," he wrote.
"Too many can't because we are being shortchanged by new and old technology companies."
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He also noted that "seventy-five percent of songwriters' income in the US is regulated by the government? Too much government intervention in art and music is a bad thing ...We need change."
Tyler's lawyers fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Trump after the presidential hopeful failed to ask for permission to use the track in his rallies. Trump complied to the request but fired back, "Even though I have the legal right to use Steven Tyler's song, he asked me not to.