Baltimore Co. Club Among Nearly Dozen Businesses Facing Copyright Lawsuits

Updated Wednesday, 10:01 a.m.

TOWSON, MD — A music copyright lawsuit was filed Tuesday against nearly a dozen businesses nationwide, including one located in Baltimore County.

A release issued by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers states that The Point Towson was one of 11 venues that performed copyrighted works of its members.

The Point Towson is located at 523 York Road.

ASCAP, which represents more than 1.1 million artists and publishers, says it contacted the venue "by telephone, by mail, and by e-mail."

"ASCAP has made numerous attempts at the establishments listed below to offer a license and educate the business owners about their obligations under federal copyright law," reads the release.

"Despite these efforts, the owners of these establishments have continued to perform the copyrighted musical works of ASCAP's songwriter, composer and music publisher members for the entertainment of their patrons, while repeatedly refusing to take or honor a license."

The complaint provided to Patch by ASCAP states the flagged songs included:

• "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles
  Date of known infringement: Feb. 13, 2026
• "Creep" by Radiohead
  Date of known infringement: Aug. 28, 2026
• "Take My Breath Away" by Giorgio Moroder
  Date of known infringement: Jan. 18, 2026

The organization is requesting the venue pay statutory damages. Copyright infringement damages can range up to $150,000 in cases where judges deem the violation willful.

ASCAP says the average cost for eateries to license content from its catalog amounts to less than $2 per day.

Aside from the Towson establishment, the D.C. region flagged two other venues: Clarendon Ballroom in Arlington, Virginia, and Vera Cocina in Washington, D.C.

Patch has reached out to The Point Towson for comment.