BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. v. NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC.

No. 1:07-CV-476 (GLS/RFT).

555 F.Supp.2d 328 (2008)

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.; George Thorogood d/b/a Del Sound Music; Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc.; John Bienstock d/b/a Johnny Bienstock Music; Bochephus Music, Inc.; Horipro Entertainment Group, Inc. d/b/a Sixteen Stars Music; Songs of Universal, Inc.; SONY/ATV Songs LLC d/b/a SONY/ATV Acuff Rose Music; John W. Patte, Sr. d/b/a Yvonne Publishing Co.; SONY/ATV Songs LLC d/b/a SONY/ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Sheryl Suzanne Crow d/b/a Old Crow Music; Jeff Trott d/b/a Trottsky Music; Unichappell Music, Inc.; and Forrest Richard Betts d/b/a Forrest Richard Betts Music, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC. d/b/a Northern Lights; and Kip Finck individually, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

May 20, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris Beach Law Firm, Neal Louis Slifkin, Esq., of Counsel, Pittsford, NY, for the Plaintiffs.

No Appearance On Record for the Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

GARY L. SHARPE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This suit arises out of the alleged infringement of plaintiffs' copyrights through the defendants' public performance of plaintiffs' musical works without having paid required licensing fees. Currently pending are plaintiffs' motions seeking severance of defendant Northern Lights, Inc. from the action and entry of a default judgment against defendant Kip...

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