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Litigation

Dec. 13, 2013

Beastie Boys files countersuit against toymaker

The Beastie Boys has fired a legal salvo in the ongoing battle with girl-centric toymaker GoldieBlox Inc. over its allegedly unauthorized use of the group's song in a viral online marketing campaign.


By Giles Clarke


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The Beastie Boys this week countersued girl-centric toymaker GoldieBlox Inc. over its allegedly unauthorized use of the group's hit 1987 single "Girls" in a viral online marketing campaign.


In the counterclaim, attorney Kent R. Raygor of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is seeking a permanent injunction against GoldieBlox and lost profits owed to the Beastie Boys, as well as ...

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