Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Indianapolis, Indiana – Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Broadcast Music, Inc. of New York, New York, Universal
Millhouse Music, Combine Music Corp., Rondor Music International, Inc. d/b/a Irving Music, Dandelion Music Co., Groper Music, Rhythm Wrangler Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Get Loose Music, Inc., Tremonti Stapp Music, Reservoir Media Management Inc. d/b/a Reservoir 416 a/k/a Reservoir One America, Barbara Nicks Music, and Concord Music Group, Inc. d/b/a Jondora Music filed suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Defendants, Dman Incorporated d/b/a The Grove Sports Bar & Eatery, James D. Pettigrew, and Deann Hensley all of Beech Grove, Indiana infringed its rights in many United States Copyright Registrations of musical compositions as stated below.
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Musical Composition |
Registration and Date of Registration |
| Beat It | PAu 456-334, PA 158-771, November 16, 1982, December 27, 1982 |
| Don’t Tell My Heart a/k/a Achy Breaky Heart | PA 534-864, July 29, 1991 |
| Me and Bobby McGee | Ep 260746, July 18, 1969 |
| Seven Bridges Road | Eu 106284, PA 104-190, March 21, 1969, April 13, 1981 |
| She’s Some Kind of Wonderful a/k/a Some Kind of Wonderful | Ep 232189, June 5, 1967 |
| Trashy Women | PAu 1 150 124, October 17, 1988 |
| What’s Your Name | Eu 853395, PA 13-433, December 7, 1977, July 3, 1978 |
| My Own Prison | PA 966-903, October 4, 1999 |
| Silver Springs | RE 905-601, Eu 713078, December 10, 2004, August 31, 1976 |
| Proud Mary | EU 91333, Ep 260526, December 27, 1968, July 11, 1969 |
| Paradise | Eu 785460, PA 13-430, May 13, 1977, September 18, 1978 |
Plaintiffs are seeking statutory damages, cost, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the Court deems appropriate.
The case was assigned to District Judge James R. Sweeney II and Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch in the Southern District and assigned Case 1:19-cv-01958-JRS-DML.