Legal Opinion
Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 4, 2013No. 12 Civ. 6065(PAE)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
This case involves claims by the Beastie Boys, the hip-hop group, against Monster Energy Company (“Monster”), the energy-drink company. Specifically, the Beastie Boys, along with affiliated plaintiffs,1 bring claims of copyright infringement and of violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., and the New York Civil Rights Law (NYCRL) § 51, arising out of Monster’s allegedly unauthorized publication of a promotional video that used as its soundtrack a remix including songs originally composed and recorded by the Beastie Boys.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wright v. GoordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Holcomb v. Iona CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Terry v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2015
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- Jackson v. OdenatDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
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