Indie Latin Labels & Publishers Win $1.2 Million Court Judgment Over Illicit Catalog Distribution
A man was found liable for signing a distribution deal with Warner's ADA Latin for music he did not own.
Independent Latin record labels and music publishers have been awarded a $1.2 million judgment in a lawsuit against Luigui Bleand, also known as Luis Alfredo Silverio, and his companies for the unauthorized distribution of their catalogs. The ruling, issued on August 16 by a Miami federal court, holds Bleand and his entities accountable for infringing 40 works owned by J&N Music Group, 829Music Mundial, and Mayimba Music.
The case involves tracks by Dominican artists Ramón Torres, Grupo Aguakate, and El Chaval de la Bachata.
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