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Singer In Grocery Store Ordered To Pay Royalties
yog writes "An assistant at a grocery store in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, was ordered by the Performing Right Society (PRS) to obtain a performer's license and to pay royalties because she was informally singing popular songs while stocking groceries. The PRS later backed down and apologized. This after the same store had turned off the radio after a warning from the PRS. We have entered an era where music is no longer an art for all to enjoy, but rather a form of private property that must be regulated and taxed like alcohol. 'Music to the ears' has become 'dollars in the bank'."
Oh I wish I could come home and have a bit of piece and quiet. Unfortunately, the guy upstairs has a very small washing machine which means he uses it virtually every night. Being right above me it shakes the hell out of my ceiling when it spins, and even the noise as it gently turns comes through loudly. I go to a launderette instead and get 2 weeks worth done in just over an hour. He spends money on electricity every day and pisses me off, and has to do some more the next day. Idiot.
I'm trying to compose a craigslist entry right now.