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Beastie Boys Settle Chili’s Suit

ByColleen Julnes

Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission.

Last year, the band and their label sued Brinker International over the ads that first started appearing in November ’22. The complaint claimed “one of the ads resembled the song’s music video, were intended to evoke the three members of Beastie Boys.” 

Sabotage

“Use of the ‘Sabotage’ sound recording, music composition and video was all without permission,” the lawsuit said. “The plaintiffs did not license ‘Sabotage’ for third-party product advertising purposes.”

Beastie Boys and UMG sought at least $150,000 in damages from Brinker. Terms of Wednesday’s agreement were not revealed. 

Beastie Boys have been protective of their music following founder Adam Yauch’s death in ’12. One of the provisions in Yauch’s will was inserted to block the use of the trio’s music in advertising. 

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