Opinion
Case No. 5:16-cv-01003 SVW (KK)
12-12-2016
BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.; DEL SOUND MUSIC; MJ PUBLISHING TRUST d/b/a MIJAC MUSIC; WELSH WITCH MUSIC; RONDOR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. d/b/a IRVING MUSIC; UNDERACHIEVER MUSIC; SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.; ESCATAWPA SONGS; WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.; AVERAGE JOE'S ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC d/b/a AVERAGE ZJS MUSIC PUBLISHING; INDIANA ANGEL MUSIC , Plaintiffs, v. ANCHOR VENTURES d/b/a ANCHOR BAR CLUB RESTAURANT; and BENEDICT SEELHOFER, individually, Defendants.
JUDGMENT Assigned To: Hon. Stephen V. Wilson Date: November 21, 2016
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Dept: 6 Complaint Filed: May 16, 2016
Trial Date: None Set
JUDGMENT
On October 14, 2016, Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., Del Sound Music, MJ Publishing Trust d/b/a Mijac Music; Welsh Witch Music, Rondor Music International, Inc. d/b/a Irving Music, Underachiever Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Escatawpa Songs, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Average Joe's Entertainment Group LLC d/b/a Average ZJs Music Publishing and Indiana Angel Music (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed a motion for default judgment against Defendants Anchor Ventures and Benedict Seelhofer.
No opposition having been made thereto, on November 17, 2016, the Court granted the Motion for Default Judgment.
The Court hereby grants judgment as follows.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiffs recover, jointly and severally, the amount of $28,119.12 (consisting of $25,200 in statutory damages, $2,280 in attorney fees, and $639.12 in costs): Plaintiffs shall recover from Defendants Anchor Ventures and Benedict Seelhofer, jointly and severally, interest on the full amount of this judgment, from the date of this judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1961.
Defendants Anchor Ventures and Benedict Seelhofer and their agents, servants, employees and all persons acting under their permission or authority shall be PERMANENTLY ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from infringing, in any manner, the copyrighted musical compositions licensed by Broadcast Music, Inc. Dated: December 12, 2016
/s/_________
Hon. Stephen V. Wilson
United States District Judge