Sally's Saloon & Eatery, the venerable Stadium Village institution, apparently has some licensing issues, and it's got Bon Jovi and Gwen Stefani mighty upset, sort of. According to FOX9, Sally's is facing a federal lawsuit for its use of "Thunderstruck" and "Livin' on a Prayer" all the way back in 2007 and "The Sweet Escape" last February, despite allegedly not having a license for any of these songs. What did they do with the songs? Well, it's not completely clear. It might have been a band that covered it. It might have been somebody singing it during karaoke. But whatever the context, it might cost Sally's as much as $90,000.
A little bit of context comes from a Malaysian website, for whatever reason: The Star Online points out that this lawsuit follows another, by "country hottie" Taylor Swift against an Idaho sports bar. TMZ has more of that story, in which BMI representatives found the bar was playing music they hadn't licensed, and a copyright lawsuit resulted.
