• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    4 months ago

    I think it was more likely a licensing issue. Most classical music and many jazz standards are public domain.

    I don’t know what Abrams’ company paid the Beastie Boys for the right to use Sabotage, but I guarantee you it wasn’t cheap.