ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) would like to get more royalties from cellular companies (more, 'cos they are already getting paid by cell companies...) for "melodies used as ringtones" when said ringtone is audible in public (i.e. if your phone rings in a public place with "Who The Fuck Let The Piranhas Out," or a similar ditty, which in their rotten brains equals public performance.)
Free advice to ASCAP: I'm positive that at least one of your wonderful composers, authors or publishers has a legal interest in melodies generated by tuneful wind passing (AKA farting and belching) so you can open up a new and exciting revenue stream especially in those parts of the US with diets rich in legumes and/or teeming with six-pack aficionados. Really, why stop at ringtones, tax the bodily functions! And don’t forget the whoopee cushion…
Read more on the Electronic Frontier Foundation site.
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