Re: Music piped to gas pumps

["'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, John Bolduc wrote:

> It seems that more and more gasoline stations are wiring their pump area
> with speakers and music. I think this is great because to seems to greatly
> discourage those drivers with LOUD car radios to keep them cranked up while
> pumping gas, much to the regret of many other customers.

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> Is this legal / ethical?  I thought there was sort of ASCAP / BMI etc
> concern over playing an actual radio station like this.

Why is this any different from a radio playing over a store's PA system?
Or, years ago, movie theaters stopping the film and piping in "Amos 'n'
Andy"?

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