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Kumbaya, my Lord! Kumba.... TASER

phaedon — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:34:55 -0800

ASCAP loves your cookies, but business is business. You may remember, back in 1996, when ASCAP cracked down on The Girl Scouts for singing popular campfire songs and not paying copyright fees. Today, MCPS-PRS - UK's performance rights organization - has sued a popular car repair firm because its employees listen to radio at the work too loudly, and that it therefore constitutes a public performance. In what seems to be a targeted effort to outdo the RIAA in terms of bad press, performance rights organizations such as ASCAP have been stirring a commotion by cracking down on nightclubs, bars, and even coffee shops throughout the country, and MCPS-PRS has sent warnings to other small businesses that play their radio too loudly before. Next time somebody sings "Happy Birthday" for you or a friend, please direct them to Unhappybirthday.com for more information on how to pay for their license. [via]

Lots and lots of cupcakes

thirteenkiller — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:10:01 -0800

Hey everyone! It's Tuesday afternoon, I'm just chillin at work. I went to refill my coffee a little bit ago and discovered someone had left some Samoas in the breakroom! Anyway, I'm back at my desk now. Check it out, Samoas cupcakes (500 calories per, apparently)! When you get tired of looking at that, check out cupcakeblog.com, for a vast array of intriguing recipes and images sure to keep you entertained till five. Cheers!

Girl Scout Cookies

tellurian — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:58:06 -0800

The Girl Scout Cookie Equivalency Chart sorts out the products from the official suppliers - ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers. gimonca says they'll be out sometime soon. I'll take two boxes of each please. Oh! no you don't... you're not in the USA.

Qambient — Wed, 02 May 2001 10:09:22 -0800

I hope ASCAP is proud. I don't know about you, but I'll be sure to notify all Girl Scouts I know, that singing copyrighted material (you know like "Happy Birthday and "God Bless America") at camp might just land there camp directors behind bars.

Brilliantcrank — Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:01:02 -0800

Screw cookie sales! Girlscouts try a new funding program. Plans for a father-daughter "pajama party" dance at which dads and their teen and pre-teen daughters would wear only nightclothes proved too naughty for top Girl Scouts officials, who Friday ordered participants to wear sweat suits instead.

MetaFilter posts tagged with girlscouts

Kumbaya, my Lord! Kumba.... *TASER*

Lots and lots of cupcakes

Girl Scout Cookies

Kumbaya, my Lord! Kumba.... TASER