Originally posted by Bloodraven:[..]
I don't get this part... If it was indeed written by U2, then throw away, then taken back, they don't have to give credit at all.
Same if the song was worked between the band and its producer, that's his job and that's what's supposed to be the norm, not the exception.
If the song was written by someone else then they should give credit, like in Lights of Home they did and showed that they have no problem at all doing it.
Tedder bringing a "song idea" to the studio for the band to jump on and finish isn't the same as taking a finished song that's been released by another band/label and incorporating it into your own song.