ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings

ASCAP (the same folks who went after Girl Scouts for singing around a campfire) appears to believe that every time your musical ringtone rings in public, you're violating copyright law by 'publicly performing' it without a license.

Decider: Clavis_Apocalypticae

Wotak lol, meep these assholes. steal their bullmeep.

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Clavis_Apocalypticae

  • GrapeApe
  • Jun23 '09

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good luck with that, assholes. I'de like to see them collect on it.

  • wolfer
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Not sure about most but my ringtones are paid for. Also why dont they just go after every vehicle and store, club, restaurant that plays music also? If im not mistaking doesn't Starbucks play alot of music , I wonder how many of these ASSCAP members go to Starbucks?

STOP THINKING ABOUT THAT SONG! NOW!!!

  • dafuck
  • Jun23 '09

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who the meep is ASSCAP??

  • dafuck
  • Jun23 '09

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she's a meep..

  • Doob
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the pennies, they're screaming!

meeping ASCAP.

'Excuse me, Mr. Club Owner, seems here you included an ASCAP/BMI fee on our settle out sheet and we didn't play any covers and aren't members of ASCAP or BMI'

'Yeah. You might have. Just covering our meep. Those guys are meeping evil. Plus we played music over the PA when you were done.'

'Yeah. meep you too.'

  • BeachGoat
  • Jun24 '09

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I send them a nickle every time I whistle

  • GrapeApe
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If I play my car stereo with the windows down do I owe them money? If I have the radio on in the garage and someone walks by my house do I owe these ASSHATS money?

^ Yes, and Yes. How many times do you reckon you've had the car stereo on with the windows down? I can help you figure out what you owe, and if you send me a check, i'll get it all wrapped up for you (Note, this is for past transgressions only. I can also help you get a license for future performances).

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