In reply to meme.

What part of this are you not understanding? Beyonce and her team licensed the song from the man's family. That means, his family negotiated a rate for her to use the song and she paid it. Maybe the family wasn't smart enough to ask for more or maybe they didn't anticipate Formation being a big hit when they agreed to let her use his vocals. Maybe they should have consulted a lawyer to negotiate publishing rights for her use of the song BEFORE they gave it to her. Either way, Beyonce covered her ass and this is just going to be one of those hard lessons learned for the family.