U.S. District Judge JESUS G BERNAL has appointed LARRY PATRICK as receiver for three stations owned by ED STOLZ's ROYCE INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING for nonpayment of music royalties to ASCAP publishers.
The order, issued and entered on JUNE 6th, puts Top 40 KREV-F (92.7 REV THE REVOLUTION)/ALAMEDA-SAN FRANCISCO, Top 40 KRCK/MECCA-PALM SPRINGS, CA, and Top 40 KFRH (104.3 NOW FM)/NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV into receivership, following a 2018 jury determination that STOLZ's stations played 11 musical works without paying royalties and the award of $330,000 in statutory damages ($30,000 per infringement), plus $864,278.75 in attorney's fees, $43,333.34 in non-taxable costs, and $11,951.37 in additional taxed costs, plus interest.
Plaintiffs in the case included WB MUSIC CORP., BUT FATHER, I JUST WANT TO SING MUSIC, HUNTERBORO MUSIC, UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC., SONY/ATV TUNES LLC, OBVERSE CREATION MUSIC, NICE HAIR PUBLISHING, PARTY ROCK MUSIC, YEAH BABY MUSIC, ESKAYWHY PUBLISHING, UH OH ENTERTAINMENT, DIVINE MILL MUSIC, FINGAZ GOAL MUSIC, EMI APRIL MUSIC INC., HI MOM I DID IT, CHEBRA MUSIC, and UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. Defendants besides STOLZ and ROYCE included PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS, SILVER STATE BROADCASTING, LLC, and GOLDEN STATE BROADCASTING, LLC.
The order, issued and entered on JUNE 6th, puts Top 40 KREV-F (92.7 REV THE REVOLUTION)/ALAMEDA-SAN FRANCISCO, Top 40 KRCK/MECCA-PALM SPRINGS, CA, and Top 40 KFRH (104.3 NOW FM)/NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV into receivership, following a 2018 jury determination that STOLZ's stations played 11 musical works without paying royalties and the award of $330,000 in statutory damages ($30,000 per infringement), plus $864,278.75 in attorney's fees, $43,333.34 in non-taxable costs, and $11,951.37 in additional taxed costs, plus interest.
Plaintiffs in the case included WB MUSIC CORP., BUT FATHER, I JUST WANT TO SING MUSIC, HUNTERBORO MUSIC, UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC., SONY/ATV TUNES LLC, OBVERSE CREATION MUSIC, NICE HAIR PUBLISHING, PARTY ROCK MUSIC, YEAH BABY MUSIC, ESKAYWHY PUBLISHING, UH OH ENTERTAINMENT, DIVINE MILL MUSIC, FINGAZ GOAL MUSIC, EMI APRIL MUSIC INC., HI MOM I DID IT, CHEBRA MUSIC, and UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. Defendants besides STOLZ and ROYCE included PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS, SILVER STATE BROADCASTING, LLC, and GOLDEN STATE BROADCASTING, LLC.
