Unlawful Use of Copyrighted Karaoke Songs Costs Bar $49,000

Royalty-collection group accused Tucson, AZ restaurant of using 14 copyrighted songs over two nights of karaoke without a license. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) , which collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers and music publishers, has been waging a long battle against venues of all sorts to make sure they pay for the privilege of playing copyrighted music to their customers, cover and karaoke songs included.

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Unlawful Use of Copyrighted Karaoke Songs Costs Bar $49,000

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