Desmond & Billy are long time friends at this point and wouldn't rape Jon out of money regardless of whatever contract they originally had. I think Desmond is one of Jon's kids Godfather. Desmond is like the 5th member of the band. Billy same thing.

As far as Max, you can't have a Greatest Hits w/out IML.

Plus I don't think Jon minds paying them for well deserved hits. They made his career a success.

Adding those minor Bounce hits to the CD does nothing to the album as far as sales so why pay this guy a %


But even with all that said, this still supports my overall theory as to why Jon Hates Greatest Hits.