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$3 million to The Rolling Stones for use of their song "Start Me Up" during the release of Windows 95. https://www.aaaa.org/timeline-event/start-3-million-anth

• guidedlight 3y ago
  It was notably the first time a Stones track was used commercially, which likely contributed to the high sum paid.
  • squiffsquiff 3y ago
    Then it was noted incorrectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies-jingle/ https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies...
    • skyyler 3y ago
      That's a jingle they wrote for a job for Rice Krispies, that's a little different than licensing out a song that already exists in your catalogue. You were so quick to correct someone that you didn't stop to assess if you were actually correct to correct them. Curious.
  • xhkkffbf 3y ago
    And I believe that there was a clever legal game played.At first, the band tried to get MS to use a live version because it would cut some band members out of the royalties. You can read more in Brad Chase's memoirs. https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup
• thebruce87m 3y ago
  This is the parody version I remember: https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4 https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4