Karaoke crashers: Group says bar violated US copyright law

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  • Author(s): By:BILL DRAPER Associated Press
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    Associated Press State Wire: Missouri (MO), January 22, 2016 Entertainment, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Refrain, karaoke lovers, from swooning the bar crowd with tales of discovering your homeroom angel is a centerfold. A national songwriters' organization sued a handful of bars nationwide this week, accusing them of violating federal law for failing to pay fees to use copyrighted music. One of those was Tanner's Bar and Grill near Liberty, Missouri, which was slapped with a lawsuit after patrons sang The J...