Ottobar in Baltimore Must Pay $18.5K for Unlicensed Karaoke Songs

Photo Credit: Baltimore’s Ottobar
Performance rights organization BMI and a group of music publishers have been awarded over $18,000 in statutory damages from Baltimore’s Ottobar for unlicensed karaoke songs.
Performance rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and three music publishers have been awarded more than $18,000 in statutory damages and attorney’s fees after Baltimore music venue Ottobar was found liable for copyright infringement.
The venue and its owner were