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Beastie Boys et al v. Monster Energy Company

  1. June 05, 2014

    Beastie Boys Get It Together With $1.7M IP Win Over Monster

    The Beastie Boys scored a $1.7M win over Monster Energy Co. on Thursday when a federal jury sided with the legendary New York City band's claims of "egregious" infringement by the energy drink maker for its unauthorized use of their songs in a promotional video.

  2. June 04, 2014

    Beastie Boys Ask Jury To Pin Monster For IP Infringement

    Hip-Hop icons the Beastie Boys on Wednesday made their final case to a federal jury in New York that energy drink maker Monster Energy Co. must pay up for its unlawful and "egregious" use of the band's songs in a promotional video in the wake of founding member Adam "MCA" Yauch's death in 2012.

  3. June 02, 2014

    Beastie Boys Fight For Right To Introduce Monster Emails

    The Beastie Boys on Monday urged the New York federal judge overseeing their copyright infringement trial against Monster Energy Co. to reconsider the exclusion of emails from a Monster marketing manager detailing his knowledge of the company's licensing policy. 

  4. May 27, 2014

    Beastie Boys Slam Monster For Rhymin' And Stealin' At Trial

    Attorneys for the Beastie Boys kicked off a jury trial on Tuesday contesting Monster Energy Co.'s use of the band's music in a promotional video by claiming that the energy drink maker owes millions for "egregious" copyright infringement and manufacturing a false endorsement.

  5. May 08, 2014

    Beastie Boys Can't Mention GoldieBlox Deal In Monster Row

    A New York federal judge Wednesday ruled that the Beastie Boys' expert witness in an upcoming copyright trial contesting Monster Energy Co.'s use of the band's songs in an ad could not reference toymaker GoldieBlox's $1 million settlement with the band.

  6. January 13, 2014

    Beastie Boys, Monster Fail To Reach Deal In IP Row

    Monster Energy Co. and the Beastie Boys are too far apart to settle a lawsuit over the beverage company's use of the band's songs in a promotional video, saying on Monday they are prepared go to trial in the copyright case.

  7. November 25, 2013

    Monster Ordered To Talk Settlement In Beastie Boys IP Row

    A federal judge on Monday ordered Monster Energy Co. and the Beastie Boys to enter settlement talks in a copyright suit over the beverage company's use of Beastie Boys' songs in a promotional video, saying he thinks the suit should not go to trial.

  8. November 04, 2013

    Monster's 'Reckless' Claims Axed in Beasties' IP Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday threw out Monster Energy Co.'s claims that a disc jockey gave it permission to use Beastie Boys songs, calling the beverage company "reckless" and "unseemly" for claiming it could obtain those rights from anyone other than the hip-hop group.

  9. July 18, 2013

    Regard For Monster's Beastie Boys Video Wasn't Approval: DJ

    A disc jockey who energy drink maker Monster Energy Co. claims gave it permission to use songs by the Beastie Boys on Thursday told a New York federal judge that just because he called a Monster video of him remixing the rappers' material "dope" doesn't mean he was authorizing the use of their music.

  10. November 16, 2012

    Beastie Boys Fight For Right To Discovery In Monster IP Row

    Hip hop group the Beastie Boys is willing to mediate a copyright suit against Monster Energy Co. over the company's use of its songs in promotional videos if the drink maker reveals other potential infringement, the plaintiffs' lawyer told a New York federal judge Friday.

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