Songwriters Group Sues Bars Over Unlicensed Music

BALTIMORE (AP) — Songwriters and music publishers are suing bars around the country, saying they infringed on musical copyrights.
The Baltimore Sun reports the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers sued Baltimore sports bar Carlos O’ Charlies on Monday in federal court.
ASCAP represents more than 690,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers and licenses establishments to play the 11.5 million songs in its repertoire.
ASCAP also is suing a dozen establishments i