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Without a special license, owners of bars, clubs and restaurants could be sued for playing any one of 8 million recorded songs, even from their own CDs.The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) says that equates to performing copyrighted music without permission, and the group is going after local businesses that haven’t paid them for the privilege. On Monday, ASCAP said it had filed 26 separate infringement actions against nightclubs, bars and restaurants in 17 states.