Intellectual Property
Mar. 20, 2012
Restaurants, bars: be careful with musical performances
Avoid hefty fines and get that license before playing copyrighted music. By David Muradyan of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin
Restaurants, bars, night clubs and similar establishments who play copyrighted music or have live performers play compositions from copyrighted music should pay particular attention to a recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case that awarded plaintiffs statutory damages as well as substantial attorney fees.
In Range Road Music Inc. et al. v. East Coast Foods Inc. et al., 2012 DJDAR 2150 (9th Cir. Feb. 16, 2012), several mus...
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