Broadcast Music, Inc. et al v. Zac Restaurant Management, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Duncan Sheik Songs, Happ-Dog Music, Cyanide Publishing, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Crudup Music, Mow B'Jow Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Evergreen Pop and Alternative LLC, Songs of Universal, Inc., Crooked Chimney Music Inc., Fox Film Music Corporation and ECAF Music
Defendant: Zac Restaurant Management, LLC and Sean F. Meagher
Case Number: 1:2014cv01147
Filed: September 18, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Office: Albany Office
County: Greene
Presiding Judge: David N. Hurd
Presiding Judge: Randolph F. Treece
Nature of Suit: Copyrights
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: None

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February 13, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 14 DEFAULT JUDGMENT: It is ORDERED that Plaintiffs' # 11 Motion for Default Judgment is GRANTED. Defendants knowingly and intentionally infringed upon the copyrights of ten (10) musical compositions owned and/or licensed by plaintiffs. Plaintiffs shall therefore recover statutory damages from defendants in the amount of $2,000.00 for each of the ten (10) musical compositions, for a total of $20,000.00, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1). It is ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall reco ver from defendants full costs for this action, including reasonable attorneys' fees in the amount of $7,000.00, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505. It is ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall recover from defendants interest on the full amount of th is judgment, from the date of this judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. It is ORDERED that Defendant Zac Restaurant Management, LLC, doing business as Creekside Restaurant, and its agents, servants, employees, and all persons acting under its permission or authority and defendant Sean F. Meagher, individually, shall be permanently enjoined and restrained from infringing, in any manner, the copyrighted musical compositions licenses by Broadcast Music, Inc. It is further ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action for the purpose of enforcing the judgment granted. (mc)
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