Beastie Boys Sue Chilis for Using ‘Sabotage’ in Advertisement Without Permission

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Beastie Boys Sue Chilis for Using ‘Sabotage’ in Advertisement Without Permission
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The Beastie Boys hit Chilis with a lawsuit over its use of 'Sabotage' in an ad without the group's permission.

are suing the owner of Chilis over allegations that the restaurant chain used the rap trio’s iconic 1994 song “Sabotage” in a social media advertisement without permission.

The band’s lawyers say using the song was bad enough, but that by recreating a video that featured “unauthorized video impersonations of Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch, Brinkers also violated federal trademark law by duping consumers with a false endorsement.

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