Music Publisher Appeals Judgment, Fees Award In Beastie Boys Sampling Suit

Mealey's (July 12, 2018, 8:12 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A music publishing firm tells the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a June 18 brief that a trial court erred in dismissing its copyright infringement claims related to several songs the Beastie Boys purportedly sampled without permission, asserting its standing to sue as licensor of the sampled songs (TufAmerica Inc. v. Michael Diamond, et al., No. 18-321, 2nd Cir.)....