Last Thursday, rocker Bruce Springsteen demanded that a court remove his name from a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Connolly’s Pub and Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan which cashed in on cover charges from customers who came to hear a Bruce Springsteen cover band. The plaintiffs, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), demanded that the bar pay a licensing fee for playing the copyrighted songs, and reportedly named Springsteen as a claimant without his permission.
“Bruce Springsteen had no knowledge of this lawsuit, was not asked if he would participate as a named plaintiff and would not have agreed to do so if he had been asked,” the singer’s publicity firm, Shore Fire Media, said in a statement.
ASCAP charges an annual $2,700 fee to bands and venues that wish to play songs for which it owns the rights.
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