Late Beastie
Boys member Adam Yauch has used his will to stop people from using his music or
image in advertising.
The will was filed at Manhattan Surrogate court in
New York earlier this week leaving instructions from the pioneering rapper,
also known as MCA.
It read: "Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic
property created by me be used for advertising purposes."
Yauch died of cancer in May aged 47.
His will leaves his $6.4m (£4.1m) estate to his widow,
Dechen Yauch, and their 13-year old daughter, and gives Dechen the right to
sell and manage his artistic property as the executor of the estate.
The phrase "or any music or any artistic
property created by me" was added in handwriting, according to Rolling
Stone magazine which has seen a copy of the document.
Yauch founded the Beastie Boys with rappers Ad-Rock
and Mike D in the 1980s, going on to have a string of hits including Fight for
Your Right (to Party) and Sabotage.
He was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland in
2009 and underwent surgery and radiation therapy, which delayed the release of
their latest album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.
Corporations have regularly used the images of
deceased musicians, celebrities and historical figures in their advertisements,
such as Apple's 1997 Think Different campaign featuring John Lennon, Martin
Luther King Jr and Gandhi.
This week the remaining members of the Beastie Boys
took legal action against US energy drink company Monster over allegations of
copyright infringement.
They lodged papers in Manhattan federal court on
Wednesday, claiming executives have been using their tracks in a promotional
video and downloadable audio file without their permission.
Source: BBC
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