Broadcast Music Sues Banquets to Barbecues Over Copyright Infringement

Broadcast Music Sues Banquets to Barbecues Over Copyright Infringement is an active civil matter in District of Columbia under docket 26-cv-00966.

The dispute currently identifies 1:26-cv-00966 Collazo Grau, 1:26-cv-00966 PROSPECT ENTERPRISES, LLC, and 1:26-cv-00966 Tomforde on one side and Banquets to Barbecues, LLC, Commissioner of Social Security, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated on the other.

The case is currently organized around Injury, negligence, and damages claims, Current docket activity and next procedural step, Settlement posture and dismissal risk, School, university, and education-policy disputes.

This case is a duplicate of case 20167, involving Broadcast Music suing Banquets to Barbecues over copyright infringement. The court has not provided any information on the case, making it difficult to assess the risk or the key issues involved.

On May 7, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The parties reported a settlement. On May 5, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A Summons was issued. On April 30, 2026, the docket recorded a order: The court issued an order.

On April 29, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The court has allowed a copyright infringement lawsuit to proceed against Banquets to Barbecues, a restaurant chain, in a case brought by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). BMI claims that Banquets to Barbecues has been playing copyrighted music without permission.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.