""First, Microsoft had to secure the rights to the song itself, which was negotiated directly with Weezer's publisher Geffen Records, and apparently without the knowledge of the band members themselves," Chen wrote on his Old New Thing blog. The band later said the initial disquiet they felt about their music appearing on Windows 95 was offset by the exposure from the operating system's huge sales."
"This presented Microsoft's lawyers with a problem. Since clips from the show had been spliced into the video, Microsoft had to get permission from the actors featured. Chen didn't recall if the lawyer in question had to talk to the actors directly, "but I can imagine it being an interesting experience trying to find Henry Winkler's telephone number (or his agent's telephone number) with a chance of talking to The Fonz himself.""
Windows 95 included small, grainy music videos to demonstrate multimedia capabilities and 32-bit improvements over Windows 3.x. One included Weezer's "Buddy Holly" and another featured Edie Brickell's "Good Times." Microsoft secured song rights with Weezer's publisher Geffen Records, apparently without the band's initial knowledge; the band later said exposure from Windows 95's huge sales offset early disquiet. The Buddy Holly video used clips spliced from Happy Days, which required Microsoft to obtain permission from the actors featured, creating the challenge of locating and contacting actors or their agents. Happy Days became associated with the phrase "jumping the shark."
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