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Music-Licensing Firm Sues Indianapolis Bar over Karaoke Songs.

By Fred Kelly, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 10--The nation's largest music licensing company, on behalf of several big-name clients, is suing to stop an Indianapolis bar from playing popular songs during karaoke and live music shows.

Broadcast Music Inc., listing stars such as Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, has filed a federal lawsuit against Parrotheads Bar and Grill in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.

The suit was filed Monday and is one of only a handful of its kind in recen

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