21 Politicians Who Got Called Out For Using Campaign Songs Without Permission

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was threatened with a lawsuit by the indie band MGMT after using their song "Kids" in two online videos for his Union for Popular Movement party. The UMP said that they used the song "by mistake" and offered the band one euro as compensation — wait, what?! MGMT's lawyer called the offer "insulting," and was able to squeeze approximately $39,000 from the UMP. The band donated the money to an artists' rights organization.