[tdadams]

Any profit the establishment makes from the music being played should be offset by the exposure the music gets to potential purhcasers.

I guess that's a nice idea, but that's not the law. You're free to disagree with the law, but don't be surprised when ASCAP comes and tells you to either buy a license or shut down. They have the law on their side.

[an amused spectator]

You're free to disagree with the law, but don't be surprised when ASCAP comes and tells you to either buy a license or shut down. They have the law on their side.

Yeah, whatever. Every American is a felon - they just haven't been arrested and charged with breaking whatever law du jour they broke in the two months.

And when I say "felon", I mean actual felonies.