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Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys vs. British Airways

Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys vs. British Airways

True or false: the Beastie Boys got a big boost early in their career as the result of a lawsuit involving British Airways. The answer is “maybe.”

Back in the summer of 1983, the Beasties released one of their very first singles, something called Cookie Puss. It was a minor hit, selling a few copies around New York and getting some airplay mostly on college stations across the continent. But then they heard that British Airways used a sample from the song in one of their commercials. No one had asked permission, so the Beasties sued.

And they won. Legend is that the settlement was for $40,000–a good chunk of change for a band just starting out.

But did it really happen? Or was this just some elaborate story invented by the band? That, apparently, is still up for debate

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