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Wow. Despite their being devastatingly anti-consumer, I must admit that some of the ASCAP arguments, though rebutted by precedence, are very clever. They must have a seriously twisted legal counsel to make some of those allegations.

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This still cheesed me off much less than companies patenting sections of MY OWN DNA. Man, that's annoying.

(Annoyance, the feeling of being annoyed and other nearby emotions are patented by Monsanto. $0.002c annoyance fee has been charged).

(More seriously, why doesn't you having your DNA count as 'prior art'?)

(It might, but a judge has not yet been given the chance to say one way or the other)

Additionally, it's illegal to monitor certain radio frequencies (wireless telephones). That bothers me a bit because they are passing through MY body and all.

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