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## [Beastie Boys vs Chili's: The Sabotage Lawsuit Explained](https://blog.creativeintell.com/beastie-boys-vs-chilis-the-sabotage-lawsuit-explained)

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 Nov 4, 2024 3:30:36 PM

The Beastie Boys have made headlines once again, this time for a legal battle as the Beastie Boys su...

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## [Sound Recording Copyright: Protect Your Music and Get Paid](https://blog.creativeintell.com/sound-recording-copyright-protect-your-music-and-get-paid)

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## [Every Music Business Contract you Need to Release Music](https://blog.creativeintell.com/every-music-contract-you-need)

[David Fritz](https://blog.creativeintell.com/author/david-fritz) 

 Aug 28, 2024 5:11:19 PM

Nobody pursues a music career dreaming about all the contracts they’ll be dealing with as their care...

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## [Music Industry IP: Know Your Rights](https://blog.creativeintell.com/know-your-rights-intellectual-property-in-the-music-industry.-copyright-trademarks-and-patents-explained)

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 Mar 21, 2024 11:10:00 AM

Know Your Rights: Intellectual Property in the Music Industry and the Music Modernization Act. Copyr...

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## [Essential Guide to Music Contracts](https://blog.creativeintell.com/demystifying-music-contracts-the-basics-of-agreements)

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