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NI ED A E DI RIC CO R
O HERN DI RIC OF INDIANA
ERRE HA E DI I ION

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.; PEERMUSIC

Plain iff ,

WAREHOUSE L.L.C. d/b/a THE VERVE and

Defendan .

Plain iff , b co n el, for heir Complain again Defendan , allege a follo (on

kno ledge a o Plain iff ; o her i e on informa ion and belief):

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Thi i a i for cop righ infringemen nder he Uni ed S a e Cop righ Ac of

1976, a amended, 17 U.S.C. Sec ion 101 . ( he Cop righ Ac ). Thi Co r ha

j ri dic ion p r an o 28 U.S.C. Sec ion 1338(a).

2. Ven e i proper in hi j dicial di ric p r an o 28 U.S.C. Sec ion 1400(a).

THE PARTIES

3. Plain iff Broadca M ic, Inc. ( BMI ), i a corpora ion organi ed and e i ing

nder he la of he S a e of Dela are. BMI principal place of b ine i 7 World Trade

Cen er, 250 Green ich S ree , Ne York, Ne York 10007. BMI ha been gran ed he righ o

licen e he p blic performance righ in appro ima el 15 million cop righ ed m ical

compo i ion ( he BMI Reper oire ), incl ding ho e hich are alleged herein o ha e been

infringed.

4. The Plain iff o her han BMI are he o ner of he cop righ in he m ical

compo i ion , hich are he bjec of hi la i . All Plain iff are joined p r an o Fed. R. Ci .

P. 17(a) and 19(a).

5. Plain iff Peerm ic III L d. i a limi ed compan . Thi Plain iff i a cop righ o ner

of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

6. Plain iff Uni er al Song of Pol gram In erna ional, Inc. i a corpora ion. Thi

Plain iff i a cop righ o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

7. Plain iff Song of Uni er al, Inc. i a corpora ion. Thi Plain iff i a cop righ

o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

8. Plain iff EMI Con or i m Song , Inc. i a corpora ion doing b ine a EMI

Longi de M ic. Thi Plain iff i a cop righ o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

9. Plain iff Fo r een h Ho r M ic Inc. i a corpora ion. Thi Plain iff i a cop righ

o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

10. Plain iff Spring ime M ic, Inc. i a corpora ion. Thi Plain iff i a cop righ o ner

of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

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11. Plain iff EMI Black ood M ic, Inc. i a corpora ion. Thi Plain iff i a cop righ

o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

12. Plain iff Son /ATV Song LLC i a limi ed liabili compan . Thi Plain iff i a

cop righ o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

13. Plain iff Fall O Bo Inc. i a corpora ion doing b ine a Chicago X Sof core

Song . Thi Plain iff i a cop righ o ner of a lea one of he ong in hi ma er.

14. Defendan Wareho e L.L.C. i a limi ed liabili compan organi ed and e i ing

nder he la of he a e of Indiana, hich opera e , main ain and con rol an e abli hmen

kno n a The Ver e, loca ed a 677 Waba h A en e, Terre Ha e, IN 47807-3201 in hi di ric

( he E abli hmen ).

15. In connec ion i h he opera ion of he E abli hmen , Defendan Wareho e L.L.C.

p blicl perform m ical compo i ion and/or ca e m ical compo i ion o be p blicl

performed.

16. Defendan Wareho e L.L.C. ha a direc financial in ere in he E abli hmen .

17. Defendan Connie Wrin i a re iden of Indiana and a manager/member of

Defendan Wareho e L.L.C. i h re pon ibili for he opera ion and managemen of Wareho e

L.L.C.and he E abli hmen .

18. Defendan Connie Wrin ha he righ and abili o per i e he ac i i ie of

Defendan Wareho e L.L.C. and a direc financial in ere in Wareho e L.L.C.and he

E abli hmen .

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CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

19. Plain iff repea and reallege each of he allega ion con ained in paragraph 1

hro gh 18.

20. Since March 2018, BMI ha reached o o Defendan o er i (60) ime , b

phone, mail and email in an effor o ed ca e Defendan a o heir obliga ion nder he Cop righ

Ac i h re pec o he nece i of p rcha ing a licen e for he p blic performance of m ical

compo i ion in he BMI Reper oire. Incl ded in he le er ere Cea e and De i No ice ,

pro iding Defendan i h formal no ice ha he m immedia el cea e all e of BMI-licen ed

m ic in he E abli hmen .

21. Plain iff allege i (6) claim of illf l cop righ infringemen , ba ed pon

Defendan na hori ed p blic performance of m ical compo i ion from he BMI Reper oire.

All of he claim for cop righ infringemen joined in hi Complain are go erned b he ame legal

r le and in ol e imilar fac . Joinder of he e claim ill promo e he con enien admini ra ion

of j ice and ill a oid a m l iplici of epara e, imilar ac ion again Defendan .

22. Anne ed o hi Complain a a ched le ( he Sched le ) and incorpora ed herein i

a li iden if ing ome of he man m ical compo i ion ho e cop righ ere infringed b

Defendan . The Sched le con ain informa ion on he i (6) claim of cop righ infringemen a

i e in hi ac ion. Each n mbered claim ha he follo ing eigh line of informa ion (all

reference o Line are line on he Sched le): Line 1 pro iding he claim n mber; Line 2 li ing

he i le of he m ical compo i ion rela ed o ha claim; Line 3 iden if ing he ri er( ) of he

m ical compo i ion; Line 4 iden if ing he p bli her( ) of he m ical compo i ion and he

plain iff( ) in hi ac ion p r ing he claim a i e; Line 5 pro iding he da e on hich he

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cop righ regi ra ion a i ed for he m ical compo i ion; Line 6 indica ing he cop righ

regi ra ion n mber( ) for he m ical compo i ion; Line 7 ho ing he da e( ) of infringemen ; and

Line 8 iden if ing he E abli hmen here he infringemen occ rred.

23. For each ork iden ified on he Sched le, he per on( ) named on Line 3 a he

crea or of ha m ical compo i ion.

24. For each ork iden ified on he Sched le, on or abo he da e( ) indica ed on

Line 5, he p bli her( ) named on Line 4 (incl ding an predece or in in ere ), complied in all

re pec i h he req iremen of he Cop righ Ac and recei ed from he Regi er of Cop righ

Cer ifica e of Regi ra ion bearing he n mber( ) li ed on Line 6.

25. For each ork iden ified on he Sched le, on he da e( ) li ed on Line 7, Plain iff

BMI a (and ill i ) he licen or of he p blic performance righ in he m ical compo i ion

iden ified on Line 2. For each ork iden ified on he Sched le, on he da e( ) li ed on Line 7, he

Plain iff( ) li ed on Line 4 a (and ill i ) he o ner of he cop righ in he re pec i e m ical

compo i ion li ed on Line 2.

26. For each ork iden ified on he Sched le, on he da e( ) li ed on Line 7, Defendan

p blicl performed and/or ca ed o be p blicl performed a he E abli hmen he m ical

compo i ion iden ified on Line 2 i ho a licen e or permi ion o do o. Th , Defendan ha e

commi ed cop righ infringemen .

27. The pecific ac of cop righ infringemen alleged in he Complain , a ell a

Defendan en ire co r e of cond c , ha e ca ed and are ca ing Plain iff grea and incalc lable

damage. B con in ing o pro ide na hori ed p blic performance of ork in he BMI

Reper oire a he E abli hmen , Defendan hrea en o con in e commi ing cop righ

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infringemen . Unle hi Co r re rain Defendan from commi ing f r her ac of cop righ

infringemen , Plain iff ill ffer irreparable inj r for hich he ha e no adeq a e remed a

la .

WHEREFORE, Plain iff pra ha :

(I) Defendan . heir agen , er an , emplo ee , and all per on ac ing nder heir

permi ion and a hori , be enjoined and re rained from infringing, in an manner, he

cop righ ed m ical compo i ion licen ed b BMI, p r an o 17 U.S.C. Sec ion 502;

(II) Defendan be ordered o pa a or damage , p r an o 17 U.S.C. Sec ion

504(c);

(III) Defendan be ordered o pa co , incl ding a rea onable a orne fee, p r an

o 17 U.S.C. Sec ion 505; and

(IV) Plain iff ha e ch o her and f r her relief a i j and eq i able.

Da ed: April 6, 2022 DEN ON BINGHAM GREENEBA M

__/ / A A. ________________
April A. Wimberg (IN Bar # 31813-22)
3500 PNC To er
101 So h Fif h S ree
Lo i ille, KY 40202
Tel: 502-587-3719
Email: april. imberg@den on .com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF