Devils’ Bargain — The New Jersey Devils’ use of a Brooklyn band’s hard-rocking track to warm up fans has the songwriter spoiling for a fight. In a New York federal court suit, Robert Traynor of Black Water Rising claims his song “Rise” was appropriated without getting permission or offering compensation.
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The band found out in October about the song’s use in a marketing video — played on the Devils’ website, their YouTube channel and inside Newark’s Prudential Center during games.
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