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Bad Lawsuit, Worse Timing: Beastie Boys Sued Over Infringing Samples On Seminal Albums (Techdirt)

Well, this is just sad. When we reported the unfortunate news of Adam "MCA"
Yauch's death, we pointed to the EFF's call for an appropriate tribute to the
beloved artist: an end to the legal war on sampling. The Beastie Boys produced
some of the earliest sample-based music--including their seminal _Paul's
Boutique_, widely seen as one of the best and most influential albums ever--
just before the courts started coming down hard on sampling, more or less
entirely tossing out the concepts of fair use, transformative work and de
minimis copying that _should_ protect samplers in many cases. Most experts
agree that, today, an album like _Paul's Boutique_ could never be officially
released, since licensing the hundreds of samples used would cost exorbitant
amounts--but that hasn't diminished the album's importance, nor has it stopped
countless producers from continuing to work with unlicensed samples and
release their work as bootlegs. In other words, the law does not match
reality: sampling is a valid and vital form of creativity that **can and will
continue**, even though nowadays it's either impossibly pricey or just
illegal. What better tribute could there be to one of the fathers of sample-
based ...

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It depends on what you mean by using their logo. You would contact their Communications Department in Dearborn, Michigan, and write up your proposal. For example, are you selling an add on to a Ford Motor Company product, or do you sell something to FMC?

By the way, automobile manufacturers (except for BMW) guard their logos like hawks - highly unlikely you'll get permission unless you pay a high licensing fee or FMC thinks it's in their best interest to have their logo on your business venture.