Baltimore Bar Owes $12K In Damages After Copyright Summary Judgment

( June 26, 2026, 10:48 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A federal magistrate judge in Maryland granted summary judgment in favor of a music licensing organization and other copyright owners that accused a Baltimore bar of performing copyrighted songs originally performed by a-ha, Cutting Crew and the Dixie Chicks without a license, rejecting the bar’s request for a hearing on damages after it admitted liability....