Beastie Boys reaches the settlement with chilis over unauthorized “sabotage” ad use

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The Beastie boys And Universal Music Group has decided its trial with Chili to be alleged to have used “sabotage” for an ad without their permission.

According to court documents obtained by People, applications revealed on Wednesday, May 21 that the band consisted of Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz and the late Adam Yauch (which was represented by the executor of his goods) and UMG reached a settlement with Chili’s parent company, Brinker International earlier this month outside the court.

Brinker International has until July 7 to submit a dismissal. The exact details of the settlement, which in principle “reached an agreement to solve the case”, have not yet been revealed.

People were enough for Beastie Boys and Brinker International for comments and did not receive an immediate response.

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Beastie Boys and UMG Originally tuned Brinker International in July 2024 about claims of copyright infringement.

Per court documents obtained by humans, the band stated that the use of 1994 was unauthorized, together with the company that reproduced an advertisement that was very similar to the music video 2002 directed by Spike Jonze.

Chili’s advertising, which first debuted in November 2022, showed “three characters wearing obvious 70s style wigs, false mustaches and sunglasses intended to induce the three members of Beastie Boys,” was allegedly alleged, just like the Music Video with the Beastie boys.

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Using “sabotage” for the advertisement and recreating the music video is said to be alleged on the band’s ownership of the song, which is protected by US copyright. “The use of the audio recording” Sabotage “, music composition and video was all without permission,” reads the suit.

“The complainant does not licenses” sabotage “or any of their other intangible properties for third-party product advertising purposes, and deceased Beastie boys’ member Adam Yauch included a provision in his will to prohibit such uses.”

Yauch, who died in 2012 after being diagnosed with cancer, felt famous in his willingness to “in any case my picture or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes,” According to Associated Press.

The Beastie boys did not apply “less than $ 150,000 for the deliberate violation” over the use of their song without their permission. They also required a trial of jury if needed.

The Beastie boys take the use of their music without their permission seriously and have stated before that they would never license their songs to sell products.

They previously sued the manufacturers of Monster Energy Drink for unauthorized use of their songs “Sabotage”, “So What’cha Want”, “Make some sound”, “Pass Mic” and “Looking Down the Bun of a Gun” in an advertising.

Per ApThe band was rewarded $ 1.7 million in a settlement in June 2014.