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At the conclusion of the rally at which he announced Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain cranked up the volume on Van Halen hit “Right Now.” Little did he know that both Eddie and Alex Van Halen were Obama supports. Needless to say, the band wasn’t too happy. "Permission was not sought or granted,” Van Halen said in a statement, “nor would it have been given." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Michael Buckner, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Survivor vs. New...The band Survivor and its record company delivered a knockout punch after the band’s song “Eye of the Tiger” – popularized as the theme song to “Rocky III” – was used by Newt Gingrich without permission. The label filed a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement against Gingrich, his presidential campaign organization Newt 2012 Inc. and the American Conservative Union after the song was used multiple times during rallies, political events and conferences. A representative from Gingrich's camp told TMZ, "It is my understanding the band wants $200,000 because someone played their song. That's one expensive concert ticket."—Jeff Royer (Photos: Chelsea Lauren, Getty Images; Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images)
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K'naan vs. Mitt ...Rapper, activist and Bono pal K’Naan threatened legal action after Mitt Romney used his song “Wavin’ Flag” during his Florida primary victory speech without permission. Romney spokesman Rick Gorka quickly retorted that the song was used through the campaign's regular blanket license, but assured the artist that it won't be used again. In a statement about the incident, K’naan wrote that he would happily grant President Barack Obama's campaign the use of the song.—Jeff Royer (Photos: Florian Seefried, Getty Images; Gerald Herbert, AP Images)
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The Heavy vs. Ne...The Gingrich campaign felt the full weight of British band The Heavy after being hit with a cease-and-desist letter. The order follows the unauthorized use of the band’s song “How You Like Me Now?” – most recognizable from its use in a series of Kia ads – during Gingrich campaign stops. In addition to contacting the Gingrich camp directly, the band fired off a message on its Facebook page, stating, “If you heard ‘How You Like Me Now’ being used by Republican Newt Gingrich in his campaign, we’d like you to know it had [nothing] to do with us and we are trying to stop it being used.”—Jeff Royer (Photos: press; Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images)
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Tom Petty vs. Mi...Petty sent Bachmann a cease-and-desist order after the Minnesota congresswoman used his song “American Girl” when announcing her candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Bachmann complied, but not before accidentally playing a 29-second clip of the song at an event the following day. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Streeter Lecka, Getty Images; Charlie Neibergall, AP Images)
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Katrina & The Wa...The 1980s rockers became the second band to speak out against Michele Bachmann after the latter used their 1985 hit “Walking on Sunshine” at a campaign rally without permission. “Katrina & The Waves would like it to be known that they do not endorse the use of 'Walking on Sunshine' by Michele Bachmann and have instructed their lawyers accordingly,” they said in a statement. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Kristian Dowling, Getty Images; Charlie Neibergall, AP Images)
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David Byrne vs. ...David Byrne hit former Florida governor Charlie Crist with a million-dollar lawsuit for using the Talking Heads’ 1985 song “Road to Nowhere” without permission in an attack ad during his 2010 run for senator. As part of a settlement, Crist filmed a 90-second apology that aired on YouTube. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Getty Images; Pool, Getty Images)
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Sam Moore vs. Ba...In 2008, Sam Moore (half of legendary vocal duo Sam & Dave) sent a cease-and-desist letter to Barack Obama’s campaign after his song “Hold On! I’m Coming” was used at several rallies without his permission. Moore, who claimed to support no candidate, felt that the use of his song implied his endorsement of Obama. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Jason Merritt, Getty Images; Pool, Getty Images)
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Bon Jovi vs. Sar...Jon Bon Jovi lashed out a Sarah Palin for using his band’s song “Who Says You Can't Go Home” during a 2008 rally. In a statement, the singer said he and his band “do not approve” of the song’s use – not a big surprise, considering Bon Jovi had thrown a $30,000 per plate fundraiser for Obama the month before. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Taylor Hill, Getty Images; Matt Stroshane, Getty Images)
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Survivor vs. Joh...The band Survivor called foul when their “Rocky” anthem “Eye of the Tiger” was used as part of the McCain / Palin campaign. “Using our music without our permission can give people the impression that we are supporters of their campaign,” the band said in a statement. “This is not the case.” —Jeff Royer (Photos: Chelsea Lauren, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Heart vs. Sarah ...The band Heart had its record label issue a cease-and-desist notice to the McCain / Palin campaign after its song “Barracuda” was used as a theme song of sorts for Sarah Palin, who said she had been nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda" in high school due to her competitive streak. "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song,” the band wrote in a statement, “nor would they have been granted that permission," the statement read. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Kevin Winter, Getty Images; Matt Stroshane, Getty Images)
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Jackson Browne v...Browne sued John McCain after his song was used without permission in an attack ad during the 2008 presidential race. Team McCain claimed the ad was not a McCain campaign ad, but one orchestrated by the Ohio Republican Party. Regardless, Browne received an apology and an undisclosed sum of money from the Republican nominee. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Mike Coppola, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Tom Petty vs. Ge...In early 2000, Petty’s publishers sent a cease-and-desist letter to then-Texas governor George W. Bush after the latter used the song “I Won’t Back Down” during his presidential campaign. The letter claimed Bush’s use of the song "creates, either intentionally or unintentionally, the impression that you and your campaign have been endorsed by Tom Petty, which is not true." Bush backed down. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Streeter Lecka, Getty Images; Pool, Getty Images)
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Bruce Springstee...Ronald Reagan’s use of Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” during his reelection bid in 1984 was wrong for two reasons. One, he didn’t have permission. And two, “Born in the U.S.A.” is a song of sorrow and protest, lamenting the loss of American ideals, making it the polar opposite of the fist-pumping, jingoistic anthem Reagan and his handlers believed it to be. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Vito Amati, Getty Images; Hulton Archive, Getty Images)
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John Mellencamp ...After the McCain campaign began playing “Our Country” and “Pink Houses” at rallies during the 2008 presidential race, Mellencamp began quietly, and then not-so-quietly, requesting that they stop. "Mr. Mellencamp identifies very strongly with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and was supportive (with these same songs!) of the candidacy of John Edwards, on whose behalf he made several campaign appearances," Mellencamp’s publicist wrote to McCain’s team. "Are you sure you want to use his music to promote Senator McCain's efforts? Logic says that the facts might prove to be an embarrassment, were they to be circulated widely." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Neilson Barnard, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Don Henley vs. C...During his 2009-2010 run for the California senate, republican candidate Chuck DeVore parodied two Don Henley hits, “The Boys of Summer” (which became “Hope of November”) and “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” (“All She Wants to Do Is Tax”). An un-amused Henley sued DeVore for copyright infringement. "My colleagues and I brought this lawsuit to protect our music from being taken and used, without permission, to promote someone else's agenda,” he said in statement. “It was not a question of political ideology, but the right of artists to control the use of the works they create, and protect their livelihoods." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Kris Connor, Getty Images; Jae C. Hong, AP Images)
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Orleans vs. Geor...In 2004, the Bush campaign often spiced up public events with the 1976 Orleans’ hit “Still the One.” That sparked the ire of the song’s co-writer, John Hall, who later became a New York congressman. Needless to say, when John McCain repeated the mistake at a 2008 campaign stop, Hall was none too pleased. "This is yet another example of John McCain not learning anything from George Bush's mistakes," Hall wrote to NBC News. "First, McCain adopted Bush's failed policy of an open-ended war in Iraq, then he wrapped his arms around the failed Bush economic policies that have put the squeeze on middle class families. Now, he's making the same mistake George Bush made illegally using a copyrighted song without asking either the writers or the performers for permission." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Images; Pool, Getty Images)
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Foo Fighters vs....Dave Grohl and company were upset to learn presidential candidate John McCain had been using their hit “My Hero” as his campaign theme songs. The republican nominee had apparently neglected to ask for permission first. "The saddest thing about this is that `My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential," the band said in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Gretchen Peters ...After vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin used her song "Independence Day" a rally during the 2008 race, Peters struck back in a creative way: She donated all royalties earned during the election cycle to Planned Parenthood – in Sarah Palin’s name – and urged fans to make donations of their own. “The fact that the McCain / Palin campaign is using a song about an abused woman as a rallying cry for their vice presidential candidate, a woman who would ban abortion even in cases of rape and incest, is beyond irony,” Peters told CMT. —Jeff Royer (Photos: press photo; Matt Stroshane, Getty Images)
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Van Halen vs. Jo...At the conclusion of the rally at which he announced Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain cranked up the volume on Van Halen hit “Right Now.” Little did he know that both Eddie and Alex Van Halen were Obama supports. Needless to say, the band wasn’t too happy. "Permission was not sought or granted,” Van Halen said in a statement, “nor would it have been given." —Jeff Royer (Photos: Michael Buckner, Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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