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Engadget answers why Apple is charging for ringtones
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<blockquote data-quote="fleurya" data-source="post: 479619" data-attributes="member: 22866"><p>This has been a big issue since the announcement the other day and Engadget has gotten their legal beagle to help answer some of the questions in this article. Turns out it's not illegal to make your own, which I should have realized since I use a program made by Motorola to make my ringtones and load them up for free.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/know-your-rights-is-it-illegal-to-make-my-own-ringtones/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/know-your-rights-is-it-illegal-to-make-my-own-ringtones/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So instead of a copyright issue, it sounds like it's a contractual issue between Apple and the labels. I would have felt better if it was copyright-related. Because it's contractual, it means Apple could flex their iTunes muscles and re-negotiate with the labels to make them free, but as long as Apple is making money from the deal too, I don't think they're going to lift a finger to try to help their faithful consumers in this case. </p><p></p><p>I really don't understand Apple sometimes. In the case of TV shows, they're going toe-to-toe with the networks to make shows cheaper for consumers. But in this case, which is much more of a harsh blow to consumers by making them pay for music twice, Apple just rolls over! They pat you on the back with one hand, then sucker punch you with the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fleurya, post: 479619, member: 22866"] This has been a big issue since the announcement the other day and Engadget has gotten their legal beagle to help answer some of the questions in this article. Turns out it's not illegal to make your own, which I should have realized since I use a program made by Motorola to make my ringtones and load them up for free. [url]http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/know-your-rights-is-it-illegal-to-make-my-own-ringtones/[/url] So instead of a copyright issue, it sounds like it's a contractual issue between Apple and the labels. I would have felt better if it was copyright-related. Because it's contractual, it means Apple could flex their iTunes muscles and re-negotiate with the labels to make them free, but as long as Apple is making money from the deal too, I don't think they're going to lift a finger to try to help their faithful consumers in this case. I really don't understand Apple sometimes. In the case of TV shows, they're going toe-to-toe with the networks to make shows cheaper for consumers. But in this case, which is much more of a harsh blow to consumers by making them pay for music twice, Apple just rolls over! They pat you on the back with one hand, then sucker punch you with the other. [/QUOTE]
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