NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on Oct. 14 rejected assertions by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) that retail wireless companies should be required to obtain public performance licenses for musical compositions because they provide ringtones to their customers (In re: Application of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, No. 09-Civ-7074, S.D. N.Y.). From Mealey's Litigation Report: Copyright