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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Sabotage

NEW YORK — The Beastie Boys say that Chili's violated their copyright when it used their hit song "Sabotage" in advertisements that even lifted visual elements from the rap trio's music video without the band's consent.

Read the complaint here.

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