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Beastie Boys et al v. Monster Energy Company

  1. June 15, 2015

    Beastie Boys Not Awarded Full Fees In Monster Energy Fight

    A federal judge on Monday awarded the Beastie Boys far less in attorneys' fees than they had requested after their $1.7 million copyright victory over Monster Energy Co., saying the artists opted for an unusually expensive handling of their case by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

  2. March 23, 2015

    Monster Energy Appeals Beastie Boys Loss To 2nd Circ.

    Monster Energy Co. is taking the Beastie Boys to the Second Circuit, asking the appeals court to overturn a $1.7 million jury verdict that said the drink maker used the group's songs without permission.

  3. February 20, 2015

    Beastie Boys Win Narrow Injunction In IP Row With Monster

    A New York federal judge on Friday granted a permanent injunction to the Beastie Boys in their copyright battle with Monster Energy Co., although he limited the restriction to the energy drink maker's promotional video that allegedly used five songs by the hip-hop group without their permission.

  4. January 20, 2015

    Beastie Boys Want $2.4M In Attys' Fees From Monster Energy

    Fresh off winning a $1.7 million verdict against Monster Energy Co. over unauthorized use of their songs, the Beastie Boys asked a New York federal court for $2.4 million more in attorneys' fees Saturday, saying anything else would make their court win a "Pyrrhic victory."

  5. January 16, 2015

    Monster Energy Raps Beastie Boys' Injunction Request

    Monster Energy Co. on Friday urged a New York federal judge to deny the Beastie Boys' request for an injunction after a jury hit it with a $1.7 million verdict for using the group's songs in a promotional video, arguing it had already removed the clip.

  6. December 04, 2014

    Monster Energy Can't Dodge $1.7M Beastie Boys Verdict

    A New York federal judge on Thursday denied Monster Energy Co.'s bid to reduce or invalidate a $1.7 million jury verdict over the unauthorized use of Beastie Boys songs, saying the jurors had plenty of evidence to make the call.

  7. October 17, 2014

    Beastie Boys Atty Claims Monster Infringement 'Devious'

    A Monster Energy Co. employee who used five Beastie Boys songs in a promotional video without the hip-hop group's permission acted with "devious" intent, an attorney for the band told a New York federal judge Friday, seeking to preserve a recent $1.7 million copyright infringement verdict.

  8. September 10, 2014

    Monster Fires Back At Beastie Boys Over $1.7M IP Award

    Monster Energy Co. doubled down on Tuesday on its bid to invalidate a $1.7 million jury verdict in a copyright infringement suit brought by the Beastie Boys over unauthorized use of their songs in a promotional video, telling a New York federal court that the award was excessive and unsupported by evidence.

  9. August 27, 2014

    Beastie Boys Fight For Their Right To Keep $1.7M Award

    The Beastie Boys on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to reject a bid by Monster Energy Co. to invalidate a $1.7 million jury verdict in a copyright infringement suit the seminal rap group brought over unauthorized use of their songs, saying the jury's decision relied on ample evidence.

  10. July 23, 2014

    Monster Looks To Sabotage $1.7M Beastie Boys Win

    Monster Energy Co. asked a New York federal judge Tuesday to invalidate a $1.7 million jury verdict in a copyright infringement suit brought by the Beastie Boys over unauthorized use of their songs in a Monster promotional video, claiming insufficient evidence exists to support the jury's findings.

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