Legal Opinion
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. CDZ, INC.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 13, 2010No. Case 09-1161PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MICHAEL M. MIHM, District Judge.
Now before the Court is Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. ’s (“BMI”) Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ Motion [# 24] is GRANTED.
JURISDICTION
The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a), as the claims asserted in the Amended Complaint present federal questions under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff BMI is a non-profit organization that licenses the public performances of copyrighted musical works. A BMI license provides its…
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