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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-anthem-l...

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It was notably the first time a Stones track was used commercially, which likely contributed to the high sum paid.

Then it was noted incorrectly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw

https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies...

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.

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

This is the parody version I remember: https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4

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