Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Penny

ORDER

JUSTICE, District Judge.

On April 11, 1994, plaintiffs, Broadway Music, Inc., and others (“BMI”), filed the above-entitled and numbered civil action against defendant Judith Penny, individually and doing business as Holiday Inn-Trends. Plaintiffs claim copyright infringement by defendant under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (the “Copyright Act”). Defendant moved for a jury trial. In response, plaintiff moved to strike the jury demand. For the reasons stated below, defendant’s motion for a jury trial shall be denied.

The Copyright Act contains no explicit…