Jay-Z sues Alabama Tea house

Under my umbrella ella ella eh eh... Remember those lines? These are the lines from Rhianna and Jay-Z's "Umbrella". Well in recent news singer Jay-Z along with artists Bon Jovi, Gwen Stefani, and Taylor Swift are suing Mobile, Alabama's Spot of Tea for playing their songs. The reason for the suit is because the teahouse has played multiple songs without paying royalties to Jay-Z or the other artists involved in the suit.

The Spot of Tea owners have been playing these songs without the use of a BMI or ASCAP license. These organizations monitor businesses that want to play the songs of various artists. Their purpose is to collect royalties and pay them to the artists.
To avoid a lawsuit such as this businesses must obtain a license and pay royalties. Businesses that really need to be careful are the ones that play music for the public to listen to. Places that are free from paying royalties are any school or church events.

What I think is that people that play the songs should pay the royalties. Because if no one ever payed them the artists would never make a living. Everyone would just go down to the nearest cafe or club and listen to the music there. So I think that Jay-Z has the right to sue a Spot of Tea. By doing this it is telling people that they can't just freeload, and besides good music attracts costumers. This then brings in more money for the business. I mean if you had spent hours and hours working on something to find that you wouldn't get paid for it? wouldn't that make you want to sue?