Apple, the RIAA, and Ringtones 218
pilsner.urquell writes "Apple's interest in defending the rights of the consumer has cost them a lot of grief in the ringtone market. 'John Gruber of the Daring Fireball cites Engadget, which reported that the RIAA wanted to be able to distribute ringtones of its artists without having to pay them big money to do so. It won a decision last year before the Copyright Office saying that ringtones weren't derivative works, meaning they didn't infringe on the copyright of the songwriter.' The piece goes on to explain the tense relationship between Apple content holders regarding ringtones and other pieces of IP, such as in the recent withdrawal of NBC."
Re:I never knew copyright law was THIS broken (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I never knew copyright law was THIS broken (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fair Use Rights In America Amendment (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Art. (Score:2, Funny)
You can also use them for performing art. If they are really annoying you can score a 3 point hitting a suitable bucket at the other end of the office (filled with waste water from that kitchenette floor mop if possible). If that does not qualify as performance art the performance thrown by the person who put "The Winner Takes it All" by Abba as a ringtone will. Especially afer he has fished the phone out of the bucket.
Re:Am I the only one? (Score:3, Funny)
Ringtones - the most important thing in the world? (Score:5, Funny)
bread: 78 million
oxygen: 91 million
global warming: 80 million
world peace: 2.8 million
liberty: 95 million
But, fortunately:
beer: 128 million
Whew... close
Re:Weird, that (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Weird, that (Score:1, Funny)
I'm sorry, I thought you said prominent.
Re:Weird, that (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Weird, that (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, the laws of GOOD TASTE!