Jack White and Meg White of the Grammy-winning duo The White Stripes have voluntarily dropped their copyright claim against President-elect Donald Trump and his presidential campaign over alleged misuse of one of their most popular songs.

In a filing recorded Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, plaintiffs attorney Robert A. Jacobs said the artists dismissed without prejudice all claims against the defendants.

Jacobs, a partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, declined to comment in a statement emailed to The Recorder. A message left for Jack White’s representative at Monotone Management in Los Angeles was not immediately returned.

The complaint, filed in September, alleged the defendants willfully misappropriated the song "Seven Nation Army" in a video posted in late August to social media platforms. The video played the song’s signature bass riff while showing Trump boarding an aircraft on his way to campaign events, according to the complaint.

The seven-note riff, it said, "is one of the most memorable and widely recognized pieces of modern-day music." The song was released as part of the White Stripes' 2003 album "Elephant," which won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

The suit said the defendants were aware they were not authorized to use the copyrighted song because the plaintiffs had denounced its use by Trump and his campaign during his 2016 presidential run, "stating in no uncertain terms that they were 'disgusted by that association.'"

A message sent to a Trump campaign representative Tuesday was not immediately answered.

The suit was one of two high-profile music copyright suits filed against Trump during his recent election campaign. In Georgia, the estate of musician Isaac Hayes sued Trump for allegedly misusing the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at campaign events. The case remained pending Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Attorney James L. Walker, who represents the plaintiff, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

While many artists publicly objected to use of their songs by political campaigns during the run-up to the Nov. 5 election, such use is often authorized through blanket licenses purchased through performing rights organizations such as BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) or the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, known as ASCAP. If a rights-holder objects to use of their song, the issue commonly is resolved through a request to remove the title from the license.

In September, musician Eddy Grant prevailed in his four-year-old suit against Trump for use of the 1983 song “Electric Avenue” in a political video shared on Trump’s Twitter account during his 2020 campaign.

The opinion by U.S. District Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York supported the plaintiffs’ position that “widespread, uncompensated use of Grant’s music in promotional videos—political or otherwise—would embolden would-be infringers and undermine Grant’s ability to obtain compensation in exchange for licensing his music.”

Koeltl rejected the defense’s argument that the video was allowable under “fair use” and denied that blocking use of the song would “chill legitimate political satire.”

According to an extension request filed on Oct. 10 by the plaintiffs’ counsel, Brett Van Benthysen of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, a settlement conference was scheduled for Nov. 20 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo.