I wonder how Scholastic wasn't sued for this.
Probably because there's actually not much of a copyright case. Shout-outs are pretty clearly fair use, especially when there's no commercial damage involved.
ABKCO Records: Your honor, clearly Scholastic intends to bamboozle Stones fans into purchasing
The Beginning instead of
Hot Rocks. When awarding damages don't only consider the commercial loss of sales stolen from a thirty-four-year-old album--possibly hundreds of dollars a year--but also the consternation caused to old fogeys when they discover that the novel they just purchased will not in fact play on their turntables.
On top of that, the story is clearly a rip-off of "You Can't Always Get What You Want," included in
Hot Rocks.
Judge: BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I certainly wouldn't sue.
