MGMT... haha, Sarkozy. Haha...

Who blatantly broke copyright laws and then was a total dick about it?


MGMT: "It was totally Frenchie, over there!"
Sarkozy: "Yeah, it was me... I'll give you a Euro; would that help?"
MGMT: "No, jackass! I'm gonna shoot you with this bow
and arrow. Then we're gonna sue you for forty Gs!!"


Here's part of the original story:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/02/27/mgmt-sarkozy.html

And here's what broke today:
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE53R4YN20090428?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true


It would seem France loses another one.
On a side note, does this mean America's music industry is more powerful than the French government? Probably not, but maybe.


Message posted on MGMT's website:
"We did not want to be 'typical Americans' and sue, despite the amazing monetary benefit and chinchilla coats and Navigators it would bring, instead we are using the settlement fee the UMP presented and donating it to artists' rights organizations."

Tastes Like Kevin Bacon

advisory:
if you have a weak constitution towards grindcore,
please move along;
if you can stomach it, you'll find this to be more than entertaining.



(or at least stick around until :17)