The Beastie Boys will be named Webby Artists of the Year at the 11th Annual Webby Awards on June 5th in New York for their work on Awesome, I F***ing Shot That:
which was filmed entirely by dozens of audience members using hand-held cameras provided by the group, epitomizing the Internet’s interactive spirit and foreshadowing the boom in user-generated video. The trio has also been a longtime advocate of more flexible copyright rules that allow artists and fans to legally swap, share, and remix music.