Tue, 07 Nov 2006

Ringtones Are Not Songs

New RIAA tagline: "We only care about our artists ... we just don't want to actually pay them anything!"

IThe U.S. Register of Copyrights says ringtones are covered by existing licenses that originally applied to piano rolls, meaning that RIAA labels can now distribute ringtones without songwriter negotiations, paying them only a few cents per song.

(link) [Wired News: Top Stories]

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On 11/7/2006 12:41:47
Thorolf wrote

On 11/9/2006 05:12:33
SB wrote

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