IANAL, but the justification for fair use seems tortured here. EFF made the case for fair use in this article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/beastie-b

IANAL, but the justification for fair use seems tortured here. EFF made the case for fair use in this article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/beastie-boys-goldieblox-fair-use-lawsuit https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/beastie-boys-goldieblo... ... and I think the commercial element is stronger than EFF argues for, and the fact that the video uses the ENTIRE SONG pushes factor three (amount and substantiality) in favor of the Beastie Boyz. My first thought on seeing the commercial was "Awesome!" My second thought was, "Did they get Beastie Boyz' permission to do this?" I have to say, I agree with the Beastie Boyz statement in its entirety: http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5800721/beastie-boys-issue-statement-on-girls-viral-video-of http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/580...