The maker of the Monster Energy drink must pay $668,000 towards the Beastie Boys’ legal fees after the rappers chose to win at all costs in their copyright violation trial, a decision that resulted in a $1.7m jury verdict in their favour.
US District Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote in a ruling on Monday that his review of the band’s legal bills suggests that the “Beastie Boys opted to pay for, and received, the Cadillac Escalade, not the Honda Civic” of legal representation.
