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  • Springsteen wants name off (ASCAP) royalty lawsuit against NYC bar

    02/05/2010 1:08:28 PM PST · by a fool in paradise · 11 replies · 472+ views
    AP via Yahoo ^ | Feb 4, 7:59 pm ET | no byline
    Bruce Springsteen wants his name off a lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs. A statement on Springsteen's Web site Thursday said he didn't know about the lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court and wouldn't have agreed to be a plaintiff if he had been asked. It says Springsteen's representatives demanded the immediate removal of his name Thursday morning after learning about the lawsuit filed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers... The suit claims Connolly's Pub violated Springsteen's copyrights by letting an unidentified band perform two of his...