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NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – The Beastie Boys have filed a lawsuit against Brinker International, owner of the Chili’s restaurant chain, accusing the company of using the Beastie Boys’ 1994 song “Sabotage” in marketing materials without permission.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in the Southern District of New York, the group accuses Chili of illegally using materials, including musical compositions and sound recordings, in marketing materials on social media without obtaining permission.
此外，行銷材料據稱還包括三人，他們“旨在喚起Beastie Boys 的三名成員表演的場景，描繪他們從Chili 的“餐廳”“搶劫”食材”，其方式類似於最初的“破壞”音樂video.
The Beastie Boys allege in the lawsuit that the use of the Beastie Boys logo and the unauthorized use of the voices and likenesses of plaintiffs Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz and the late Adam Yauch falsely led fans to believe that the Beastie Boys endorsed Chili’s logo, constituting an alleged violation of the Lanham Act.
Through the lawsuit, the Beastie Boys and their partner Brooklyn Dust are seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting Chili’s from continuing to use marketing materials that infringe the band’s copyright, as well as statutory damages, attorney’s fees and damages three times the band’s realized profits. Activity.
Brinker International did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
