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Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights Settles Copyright Lawsuit With Vermont Radio Station Group

Global Music Rights settled its lawsuit with Vermont radio station group the Vermont Broadcast Association for alleged copyright infringement.

According to Global Music Rights, which was founded by Irving Azoff and longtime PRO executive Randy Grimmett in 2013, the organization and VBA reached an agreement that includes a long-term GMR license as well as a settlement of past alleged infringements. GMR further claimed in its filing that the station had racked up about 1,600 violations of copyright law, even though the PRO had submitted 10 separate written licenses during that time period. In an e-mail, VBA owner Bruce James confirmed the settlement agreement but didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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