The Recording Industry Association of America has prevailed in its copyright fight against piano players across the country, banning them from specifically performing songs written by singer/songwriter Billy Joel, according to court documents.

In a decision that hands the RIAA an overwhelming victory, U.S. District Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of the the RIAA all its main theories: that most piano players are guilty of direct, contributory, and vicarious infringement through their repeated performances of Joel’s songs, including hits such as “My Life”, “New York State of Mind”, and “Piano Man”.

In a brief note posted Tuesday to RIAA.com, the trade group for the music industry said: “We’re pleased that the court recognized not just that piano players directly infringe Mr. Joel’s copyrights but also took action against the defendants for their egregiously poor interpretations of Mr. Joel’s music.”

When asked why they specifically targeted Billy Joel songs, and not other popular piano bar songs by artists like Jimmy Buffet,  the RIAA responded by saying, “Cheesburger in Paradise?  Really?  Only drunk flip-flop wearing Parrotheads care about Jimmy Buffet songs.”

Lawyers for Joel could not be reached for comment.