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New Settlements and Verdicts

FL District Court Sanctions Karaoke Bar Owners for Unlicensed Performance of Copyrighted Songs

On October 16, 2006, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”), a performing rights licensing organization, filed a complaint with MLE Music, Hampshire House Publishing Corp., and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC, against Defendants, Julie Ann Bible and Julie Ann’s, Inc. Plaintiffs asserted four causes of action for copyright infringement…

Date of ruling:
06/9/2008

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Copyright Law

US v. ASCAP: Downloading Music from the Internet Does Not Constitute a Public Performance for Which a Performance Royalty Fee Is Due to ASCAP; Only A Reproduction Fee Applies.

In its decision in US v. ASCAP, 485 F. Supp. 2d 438 (SDNY 2007), the Southern District of New York clarified how the Copyright Law concept of “public performance” applies to the Internet concepts of downloading versus streaming. While on its face, the decision appears to establish a bright line…

Posted:
09/20/2007

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Copyright Law >
New Judicial Opinions

Downloading of a Music File Not A Public Performance, District Court Declares in U.S. v. ASCAP

ASCAP is an unincorporated membership association that aggregates the licensing authority of thousands of composers, authors, lyricists and music publishers, and issues licenses affording users access to its amassed collection of several million musical works. Each member has granted ASCAP a non-exclusive right to license the public performance rights to…

Date of ruling:
04/25/2007