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BMI Strikes Again, Brings Music Licensing Lawsuit Against Kirkland Restaurant

Posted in Music Licensing/Copyright

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) filed suit against the Lake Street Bar & Grill in Kirkland and its individual owners on October 20, 2010, alleging four counts of willful copyright infringement for “unauthorized public performance of musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire.”  BMI asked the court for statutory damages—not BMI’s proven lost revenue, but damages that the… Continue Reading