Vannacci says paid copyright fee for using Dalla song

Far-right leader Roberto Vannacci

said Tuesday he had paid the copyright fee for using a song by

late singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla to celebrate the launch of

his new National Future party at the weekend after Dalla's

family complained and said the former paratroop general's ideas

could not be farther from those of the leftist gay artist.

Vannacci, who rocketed to fame with an anti-woke 2023 best

seller in which he said gays aren't normal and a black Italy

volleyball star does not have Italian facial features, liken the

Dalla foundation's protest over his use of the song 'Futura' to

recent protests about his using an image of Michelangelo's David

next to the new far-right party's symbol.

"Art belongs to everyone," said the remigration campaigner.

"As usual, and as happened with Michelangelo's David, where the

Florentine Democratic Party made a fool of itself, Futuro

Nazionale respects the rules and regulations and paid the rights

to publicly broadcast Lucio Dalla's "Futura."

"Art, music, and culture belong to everyone; they are the

heritage of humanity. There are no preemptive rights for the

left, the right, women, or homosexuals... I know the concept is

difficult for some to grasp, but with a little effort, you might

just manage."

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