If I recall correctly, Synthlight had developed a keyboard-based GH clone, obtained the Disturbed permission, and Inside the Fire was the first song for it (probably not in that order, but meh). Said permission also extended to FFR itself. Unlike many others, this was not related to widgets.
And speaking of that,
Originally posted by rayword45
okay but why didnt we ever put mary j blige or ashlee simpson in game????
Again, if I recall correctly, FFR was making charts/songs for artists, but never got full permissions from some to include their music in our game. The aforementioned widgets were probably a MySpace-widget only deal, some were limited (ex: I Set My Friends On Fire only allowed the one song), and others were blanket.
That said, if someone more familiar on the subject could provide clarity, that'd be neat.
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