The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, accuses BoatYard Lake Norman and its owner, Chris Boukedes, of repeatedly playing protected musical works despite years of outreach and licensing offers from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, known as ASCAP.
According to the complaint, ASCAP representatives attempted to secure compliance through telephone calls, emails and mailed correspondence. The organization contends those efforts were unsuccessful…