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9/24/14 REUTERS 18:50:08
REUTERS
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September 24, 2014
Universal Music sues Monster over Beastie Boys music
Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Universal Music Group units sued Monster Beverage Corp on Wednesday for using music co-owned by the Beastie Boys in a promotional video, accusing the energy drink maker of copyright infringement.
The lawsuit, filed in New York...
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Company: YOUTUBE LLC; MONSTER ENERGY CO; MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP; CAPITOL RECORDS LLC; VIVENDI SA; UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INC; MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
News Subject: (Intellectual Property (1IN75); Copyright (1CO88); Legal (1LE33); Entertainment Law (1EN33))
Industry: (Entertainment (1EN08); Online Music (1ON32); Music (1MU57))
Region: (USA (1US73); U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region (1MI18); Americas (1AM92); North America (1NO39); New York (1NE72))
Language: EN
Other Indexing: (Universal-Polygram International Publishing; MCA) (Lucas Jackson; Adam Yauch)
Keywords: ip (MCC:OEC); (N2:US); (N2:USANY); (N2:AMERS); (N2:USA); (MCCL:OVR)
Word Count: 316