Well im not advising anybody go out and do that, but its been done, and has been done for years. It seems now lawsuits are rampant. I heard some bar band in new jersey was sued for playing Springsteen songs IN the bar...lol, i think alot of bar bands would be screwed if they had to pay dues on all bar peformances. Bruce apparently didnt want his publisher to sue, but they insisted

Whats funny abut The Stones and The Verve is the part the Verve sampled was not even written by Jagaer and Richards, it was composed as an intro by some orchestral guys. But it was part of their recording, so its there's. Beside the stones have stolen from so many.

Yeah, a risk, but if you're a broke songwriter who writes a song like the verves, no judge is going to ask you to dig into your pocket for fines, , hes just going to give credit and money to the author of the song. So again the broke guy dont have much to lose. If he gets ANYTHING out of it, he's way ahead. It seems these cases always end in some money for the "thief"

Personally, The Verve's song is one of the best songs from the 90's.and so far has and I think will stand the test of time, its so classic sounding. I dont know why they didnt just ask permission before hand, did Harry Fox not exist then?

Great track! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74