Targeting two dozen establishments around the country, nonprofit music licensing outfit ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) today issued a slew of lawsuits against nightclubs, bars and restaurants for alleged copyright infringements. The two Austin bars targeted were Spill (Sixth Street) and Nasty's (near UT), both now accused of playing "copyrighted works of ASCAP's songwriter, composer and music publisher members without gaining permission, resulting in lost income for the writers and... more ›