Family of Isaac Hayes coming for Trump over unauthorized use of classic soul hit
(www.seattletimes.com)
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I'm guessing the song was copyrighted, which is pretty standard for composers, meaning Sam and Dave had to have permission to record the song and therefore contacted with Hayes to pay for the use of it. The rights to the song normally would be retained by the composer, the copyright holder.