From what has come out about the use of some of the songs outside of Fleetwood Mac (i.e. Silver Springs and Don't Stop), I would say that in FM the songwriters get the income from the songs they write, while the band controls the songs.
I don't think Christine was free to give up control of her Fleetwood Mac songs and I think the band gives permission for it to be used in commercials, etc. Someone else may get Christine's publishing money from the song, but I don't think she (or the people to whom her rights are assigned) are dictating who gets to use the FM tunes or not use them.
This is in contrast to Lennon and McCartney where the publisher had the power to put the song in a commercial even though Paul and Lennon's estate objected.
Michele
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