Re: Sabotage Usage
Yeah, the line between being used for "art" and advertising seems to have been pretty blurry with the Beasties. Their songs have been used in very commercially-driven movies before, and as a result, are also used in the promotional materials for those movies.
I think their big beef was with using their songs to sell products with the music contributing nothing in an artistic sense. That's why they had that problem with Monster Energy (also because Monster didn't clear anything with them).
I think they do a great job of maintaining their music's integrity without acting like their songs are sacred hymns that should never be used for commercial reasons. I love hearing a random Beastie song in a movie or somewhere where I least expect it, but I'm also glad that I don't see ads for Slim Jims with So What'cha Want playing in the background.
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