DaveyDave
Superstar
Dude said the Lawsuit was gonna be way more expensive than just buying the publishing. So he bought it for that reason alone. He didn't realize he'd be eating off of it so much later.
You can't just buy the publishing or the rights to a song there must have been other factors. If it's even true at all, I didn't read that article but if it's just going on his say so then t holds no weight.