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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” on the Beasties’ Dust-Brothers-produced 1989 [...]
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Beastie Boys: Win 'Paul's Boutique' Sampling Lawsuit
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Robin Thicke couldn't best the Marvin Gaye copyright lawsuit, but the Beastie Boys have won the case against their landmark album, Paul's Boutique
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Beastie Boys: Win Paul’s Boutique Sampling Lawsuit
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Hey, the Beastie Boys won another court case! Last year, a court ruled that the makers of Monster Energy Drink would have to pay the group $1.7 million for unauthorized use of their music. And now, the Beasties are being let off for unauthorized use of other people’s music. The label TufAmerica, which struck a […]
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Beastie Boys: Ad-Rock says he auditioned for The Doors biopic whilst stoned
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Oliver Stone's film was originally released in 1991
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The Doors: Ad-Rock Describes Auditioning Stoned For Oliver Stone’s The
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In a new New York Times profile, Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock) reflected on starting his transition to a post-Beastie Boys life following the death of MCA in 2012. Most recently, he’s starring in Noah Baumbach’s new film While We’re Young, which is coming out later this week. But it’s not the aging rapper&am...
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Beastie Boys: debut album certified diamond nearly 30 years after release
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'Licensed To Ill' was released in 1986 and has now sold over 10 million copies
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