Okay first, this is old, but I think relevant.



While this may not be exactly parallel to the whole
needs to get No Doubt's permission to release "So Far So Pleased" issue,
I thought this article from Sonicnet put in context some of
the limitations and restrictions that come into play with
collaborations, especially as it pertains to marketing
concerns.



Perhaps 's/NPGOnlineLTD's statement about why "So Far
So Pleased" is not being released as a single yet may not be so
far fetched after all.

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From a Feb. 11 Sonicnet story at http://www.sonicnet.com/a...&ai_id=944



Kid Rock, Fred Durst Tracks Hold Up Run-D.M.C. Album



Two rap-rockers' labels won't give permission for them to
show up on rap group's singles.
Contributing Editor Corey Moss reports:



Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst don't want to walk
Run-D.M.C.'s way as fully as Aerosmith once did.



That's why Run-D.M.C.'s long-awaited double album, Crown
Royal, originally scheduled for release in October, won't
come out until at least May. Run-D.M.C.'s label, Arista,
has been unable to get approval from either Kid Rock's or
Limp Bizkit's label to release songs they recorded with the
rappers as singles.



"This collaboration was not done with a single in mind,"
Limp Bizkit's manager, Peter Katsis, said. "No one ever
discussed it in advance."



"When these collaborations come up," Katsis continued,
"it's Limp Bizkit saying, 'Cool, we'd like to do something
with Run-D.M.C.' And that's how it starts. Then Run-D.M.C.
and Arista hear it and say, 'We'd like to make this a single.'
Well, that's a start-from-scratch negotiation.' "



[...read the rest at sonicnet.com]