BMI Alleges 9 Claims of Willful Infringement vs. Texas Establishment

BMI and 19 music publishers allege that a Bryan, Texas, bar and grill and its owner publicly perform musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire without a license or authorization, said their complaint Thursday (docket 4:24-cv-00199) in U.S. District Court for Southern Texas in Houston. BMI has reached out to Yesterdays and its owner, Jason Seymour, more than 50 times since April 2019 by phone, mail and email in an effort to educate them about their obligations under the Copyright Act and the necessity of “purchasing a license for the public performance of musical compositions in the BMI repertoire,” said the complaint. The plaintiffs allege nine claims of willful copyright infringement.