The Beastie Boys sued Chili's owner Brinker International over an unauthorized use of the band's hit single 'Sabotage' in advertisements.
, as the famed hip hop group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over allegations that the restaurant chain’s parent company Brinker International used the group’s classic 1994 song “Sabotage” to promote its restaurants without permission.Beastie Boys claim that Brinker began unlawfully using “Sabotage” to promote Chili’s in social media advertisements starting around November 2022.
“Use of the ‘Sabotage’ sound recording, music composition and video was all without permission,” the suit said. “The plaintiffs do not license ‘Sabotage’ or any of their other intellectual property for third-party product advertising purposes, and deceased Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch included a provision in his will prohibiting such uses.”
The band officially sued Blinker for copyright infringement and is seeking monetary damages of at least $150,000. A rep for the Beastie Boys and Blinker did not immediately respond toTrey Anastasio on Turning 60 and the Song He Wants to Play at the End of Phish's Final ConcertThe Beastie Boys are one of the most celebrated hip hop groups of all time, with three of their albums featured inincluded a provision to prohibit the use of his music in ads.
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