Beastie Boys are one of the longest-lived hip-hop acts and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2009, almost 30 years after the release of their debut album. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On February 3, 2009, the group released a digitally remastered version of their seminal album Paul's Boutique for its 20th anniversary. In 2003, they were involved in the landmark sampling decision, Newton v. Diamond. In the case, a federal judge ruled that the band was not liable for sampling James Nweton`s "Choir" in their track, "Pass the Mic."
Beastie Boys' use of a brief segment of that composition, consisting of three notes separated by a half-step over a background C note, was not sufficient to sustain a claim for copyright infringement.
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