Great points. Here is a primer for those interested beyond this post: https://soundcharts.com/blog/performance-royalties-vs-mechanical
In the case of Stranglehold, the song writers are Ted Nugent, Rob Grange, and Derek St. Holmes. It is possible that those writers formed their own company, ie Pete Townshend had Towser Tunes. If that is the case, that company needs to be contacted and not the three songwriters. The royalty payments to the songwriters are called mechanical royalties.
The rights to the performance, ie the recording of Stranglehold, don’t come into play here since Toe Jam covered Stranglehold.
I could see Ted calling their other writers, and prompting them to go to war.
I could also see Ted letting it go, and wait for extra cash to roll in as people stream Stranglehold.
My point is, everyone gets bent out of shape when Trump is running the turntable. But Eddie Vedder gets a pass.
I thin some, like the Eagles and Led Zeppelin, charge more, and you have to go directly to them.