NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A New York federal judge refused to dismiss the Beastie Boys' $1.7 million verdict against Monster Beverage Corp. after a jury found the energy drink maker illegally used the hip-hop group's music in a promotional video.
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer agreed with the jury's June decision that Monster "recklessly disregarded the possibility that the video infringed on the Beastie Boys' copyrights and that its infringement therefore was willful."