Beastie Boys awarded $1.7 million in copyright case against Monster Beverage
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The Beastie Boys were victorious on Thursday, winning $1.7 million in a copyright lawsuit against Monster Beverage.
Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, and the estate of Adam "MCA" Yauch filed the suit against the energy drink company after four songs — "Sabotage," "So What'cha Want," "Make Some Noise," and "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" — were used without permission for a 2012 promotional video. Rolling Stone reports that the group had originally sought up to $2.5 million, with Monster countering that it owed no more than $125,000. The company said that an employee falsely believed that Monster had permission to use the music, and that the case was "illogical."
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