Peter Carstairs

Following the death of founding Beastie Boys member, Adam Yaunch, the remaining Beastie Boys and Yaunch’s estate are suing Monster Energy Drink for using the band’s songs without permission and suggesting an endorsement that Beastie Boys had not given.

Def Leppard and their record company, Universal, have once again proved that musicians and music labels go together like oil and water.

On June 26, WIPO and its member states concluded a long-negotiated treaty providing audio-visual performers (eg actors) with moral rights over their work.