Playing the Hits, Skipping the Bill: NJ Brewery Faces Massive Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Pop & Disco Classics
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
WESTWOOD, NJ – The music stopped abruptly this week for a popular Bergen County establishment. Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood, NJ, has been hit with a federal copyright infringement lawsuit by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for allegedly playing copyrighted music without a license.
The brewery is one of ten venues nationwide targeted by ASCAP this week in a move to protect the livelihoods of professional songwriters and composers.
