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EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL Your Community Press newspaper serving Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Mariemont, Mount Lookout, Oakley and other Northeast Cincinnati neighborhoods

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 ❚ BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS ❚ PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK

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Union Twp. bar sued for copyright infringement Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Anti-Semitic graffiti was noticed on a railroad bridge in the Oakley and Madisonville neighborhood March 4. City and community leaders denounced it and are working to clean it up quickly. PHOTOS PROVIDED/JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL

Anti-Semitic graffi ti cleaned, community stands in solidarity Cameron Knight and Madeline Mitchell

See MUSIC , Page 2A

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A large anti-Semitic message scrawled on a railroad bridge on the border of Madisonville and Oakley was promptly cleaned off Friday, March 6. Community and city leaders took swift action after the graffi ti was discovered Wednesday, March 4 on the trestle spanning Madison Road, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council. It reads: “The Jews killed Christ. They are the enemies of the whole human race. – Paul.” The council called this “an age-old, insidious antisemitic trope.” The council and other community leaders, including at least once councilmember, met near the site of the graffi ti March 6 to raise awareness “that hate against one group is hate against all.” Representatives from Cincinnati Police, Cincinnati Offi ce of Human Relations, the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, Crossroads Church and others stood in solidarity and support. Councilmen Greg Landsman and P.G. Sittenfeld are among the city leaders working to address the graffi ti. LandsSee GRAFFITI, Page 2A

A Union Township sports bar is among 15 bars and restaurants nationwide being sued for unauthorized public performances of copyrighted music. Jimmy B’s Sports Bar & Grill at 606 Ohio Pike in Clermont County is the only venue in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana targeted in copyright infringement lawsuits fi led across the country by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The suit against Jimmy B’s Sports Bar & Grill at 606 Ohio Pike was fi led in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati. ASCAP claims in court paperwork that one song played at the sports bar without permission was “Show Me the Way,” written by Peter Frampton. Frampton lived in Indian Hill for 14 years. Eff orts to negotiate out-of-court agreements with the bars and restaurants sued were unsuccessful, ASCAP said in a press release. “ASCAP has made numerous attempts at the establishments (sued) to off er a license and educate the business owners about their obligations under federal copyright law,” ASCAP said. “Instead, they have continued to perform the copyrighted musical works of ASCAP’s songwriter, composer and music publisher members for the entertainment of their patrons without obtaining permission to do so.” Management at Jimmy B’s Sports Bar & Grill did not respond to a request for comment after The Enquirer left a phone number and email address with an employee.

Peter Frampton performs during Fourth of July activities during the annual Red, White & Blue Ash bash in 2010. THE ENQUIRER/GARY LANDERS

Editor’s note “The hateful message that one person scrawled across this bridge behind me does not represent who we are,” Jewish Community Relations Council director Jackie Congedo said. “The swiftness with which our law enforcement and city leadership acted to get it removed, and the diverse and broad coalition of city leaders who have come together under short notice to condemn it—this is who we are in Cincinnati.”

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