Ad-Rock and Mike D are not happy about a Chili's ad that allegedly ripped off their classic 'Sabotage' music video
In a development that has, tragically, caused even the most stolid of local TV news anchors to resort to ill-advised License To Ill puns, it’s being reported that the Beastie Boys are suing Chili’s. The Boys are going after Chili’s because of a social media ad the company allegedly ran a few years back, which not only used a version of the group’s massive hit “ Sabotage ,” but also lots of imagery that made direct reference to the song’s iconic music video.
None of which is stopping surviving Beastie Boys Ad-Rock and Mike D from going after the chain, citing specifically a provision in their late groupmate Adam Yauch’s will that states that the group’s music cannot and will not be licensed for “third-party product advertising purposes.” As noted by Rolling Stone, this isn’t the first time the band has gotten litigious on this score: They previously extracted $1.
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