Beastie Boys vs. Goldieblox: Who's Suing Who, Again?

Today in Legal Grey Area news: what’s with the pre-emptive lawsuit trend?

The surviving Beastie Boys (RIP AdRock) no longer have to fight for their right to much of anything…but their lawyers were supposedly itching to battle the makers of that “three little girls” Goldieblox spot that everyone liked last week because it basically remixed the Boys’ sexist 1987 single “Girls” into a female power anthem. These guys told the company that the viral video was a “‘big problem’ that has a ‘very significant impact.‘”

In other words, take it down right now or we will so sue.

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