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submitted by Nick May 9th 2012 01:00 am (news.yahoo.com)
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In an unfortunately timed bit of courtroom maneuvering, the Beastie Boys were sued Thursday - a day before the death of founding member Adam Yauch at the age of 47 - over alleged illegal samples on their first two albums "License to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique." The suit, filed by TufAmerica, Inc. in U.S. District Court in New York, alleges that multiple songs on the albums incorporate samples from the Trouble Funk songs "Say What" and "Drop the Bomb. ...
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Beastie Boys already prevailed in legal battles against GoldieBlox and Monster Energy this year, and now they seem likely to win a third. Before Adam Yauch died, the record label Tuf America sued Beastie Boys over the use of uncleared samples from Trouble Funk’s “Say What” and “Let’s Get Small&am...
submitted by Nick Jun 5th 2014 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Two years ago, the Beastie Boys filed a breach of copyright suit against Monster Energy Drink when the drink company used the band’s music in promotional materials for the Monster Energy-sponsored snowboard competition, Ruckus In The Rockies. Those materials (namely a Monster-commissioned mix by DJ Z-Trip that included several Beastie ...
Last week, during the Beastie Boys’ court battle against Monster Energy Drink, Mike D said something we all already knew: After the death of Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys are done. Here’s what he said: “We have not been able to tour since MCA, Adam Yauch, died. We can’t make new music.” Honestly, ...


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