Mitt Romney Served Cease And Desist By Silversun Pickups

Yeah we said it!

According to TMZ reports:

‘Good ‘ole Mitt’ just got slapped with a cease and desist order from the band Silversun Pickups. Seems Mitt’s a thief (still waitin’ on those taxes homie) and didn’t get permission from the group before blastin’ it during his campaign trail. The song in question, “Panic Switch,” is also a contradiction to Romney’s entire platform.

According to the band’s frontman Brian Aubert, Romney has been using their 2009 hit … even though no one ever asked them for permission, but it’s pretty clear he wouldn’t have gotten it even if he asked.

Aubert says, “We don’t like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don’t like the Romney campaign. We’re nice, approachable people. We won’t bite. Unless you’re Mitt Romney!”

TMZ obtained a copy of the cease and desist, in which the band points out this also happened in 2008 … when Sen. John McCain was sued by Jackson Browne for using “Running on Empty” without permission.

According to the letter, Republicans promised to “respect and uphold the rights of artists and to obtain permissions” after that debacle.

Aubert also says Romney’s a victim of irony … because “he is inadvertently playing a song that describes his whole campaign.”

Gotta love intelligent artists who know their rights and aren’t afraid to tell Mitt where to stick it!

WENN