May 22 (Reuters) - Beastie Boys and Universal Music

Group settled lawsuits accusing the parent of Chili's ( EAT )

of using the legendary rap trio's 1994 song "Sabotage" without

permission in social media ads to promote the restaurant chain.

Settlement notices were posted on Wednesday in Manhattan

federal court and Dallas federal court, where Beastie Boys and

UMG filed their respective cases against Chili's ( EAT ) parent Brinker

International ( EAT ). Terms were not disclosed.

Lawyers for Beastie Boys, UMG and Brinker ( EAT ) did not

immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.

"Sabotage" was a single from Beastie Boys' album "Ill

Communication." It drew additional notice from its Spike

Jonze-directed music video, a parody of 1970s TV police dramas.

Beastie Boys objected to a Chili's ( EAT ) video that they said

included significant portions of "Sabotage" and echoed the

actual "Sabotage" video.

The video included "three characters wearing obvious

70s-style wigs, fake mustaches, and sunglasses who were intended

to evoke the three members of Beastie Boys," according to the

complaint.

Beastie Boys said they do not license their intellectual

property to third parties to advertise products, and late

founding member Adam "MCA" Yauch forbade such use in his will.

The trio's members also included Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and

Michael "Mike D" Diamond.

Founded in 1981 in New York City, Beastie Boys were inducted

into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012, less than one

month before Yauch died.

In June 2014, Beastie Boys won a $1.7 million jury verdict

against energy drink maker Monster Beverage ( MNST ) over a

YouTube video that included a remix of its songs, including

"Sabotage".

As of March 26, Dallas-based Brinker ( EAT ) owned, operated or

franchised 1,573 Chili's ( EAT ) and 53 Maggiano's Little Italy ( EAT )

restaurants.

The cases are Beastie Boys et al v Brinker International

Inc ( EAT ), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

24-05221; and UMG Recordings Inc et al v Brinker International

Inc ( EAT ) et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, No.

24-02535.