Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beastie Boys' fight for their right to not let Monster Beverage Corp use the hip-hop group's music without their permission resulted in a verdict of $1.7 million on Thursday. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for the Beastie Boys on Wednesday urged jurors to make Monster Beverage Corp pay at least $2 million for copyright infringement, saying the energy drink maker used their songs without a license in an online video. more info

Stereogum — Last week, during the Beastie Boys’ court battle against Monster Energy Drink, Mike D said something we all already knew: After the death of Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys are done. Here’s what he said: “We have not been able to tour since MCA, A... more info

NME — The surviving members of the band are in the midst of a trial in New York against Monster Beverage Corp more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It has been a year of legal dealings for the Beastie Boys, with the band fighting for their right to keep their songs out of ads and promotional videos. After coming to an out-of-court agreement with kids toys manufacturers... more info

Stereogum — Two years ago, just days after the death of Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch, Monster Energy Drink featured five Beasties songs from Z-Trip’s Beasties Megamix in a promo video for a snowboarding event called Ruckus In The Rockies. The end o... more info

NME — Rapper is shown giant poster of his bandmate, Mike D, dressed in a sailor suit more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beastie Boys hip-hop group turned to the courts on Tuesday to fight for their right to not let energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp use their songs. more info

NME — The band are taking the beverage brand to court over using their music in a promotional video more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At Huffington Post, Julia Fierro shared a list of the most dysfunctional parents in literature. Stereogum and Flavorwire reconsidered the Beastie Boys' Ill Communication album 20 years after its release. Chicago Magazine broke down Rahm Emanuel's lis... more info