Actually that's not irony. Irony would be a couple of celebrities getting 500 lbs of explosives and using it in a terrorist activity, while average joe can't get 50 lbs of enriched manure to take care of the lawn for the public childrens rec center.
Your first sentence is correct.
However, what you describe wouldn't be irony either. It would be unfair treatment based on celebrity status, but it would not be ironic.
Well...your best option would be to find a time machine.
[...]the PRS collects fees for all artists, even those that have opted out of it.
Wait, what? Are they legally allowed to collect for people who have explicitly told them not to collect on their behalf?
Actually that's not irony. Irony would be a couple of celebrities getting 500 lbs of explosives and using it in a terrorist activity, while average joe can't get 50 lbs of enriched manure to take care of the lawn for the public childrens rec center.
Your first sentence is correct. However, what you describe wouldn't be irony either. It would be unfair treatment based on celebrity status, but it would not be ironic.