$85.$ Copyright Infringement. SilverEdge Systems Soft$-$ ware hired Catherine Conrad to perform a singing telegram. SilverEdge arranged for James Bendewald to record Conrad$$s performance of her copyrighted song to post on its website. Conrad agreed to wear a microphone to assist in the record$-$ ing, told Bendewald what to film, and asked for an additional fee only if SilverEdge used the video for a commercial pur$-$ pose. Later, the company chose to post a video of a different performer$$s singing telegram instead. Conrad filed a suit in a federal district court against SilverEdge and Bendewald for copyright infringement. Are the defendants liable? Explain. $[$Conrad v$.$ Bendewald, $500$ Fed.Appx. $526(7$th Cir. $2013)]($See Copyrights.$)$