Music firms warned over ringtones

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Labels warned over ringtones

Labels warned over ringtones 07/08/2004 10:50 AM
The big record labels should be careful of exploiting the lucrative ringtone business, say analysts.

Firms warned over net name scam

Firms warned over net name scam 04/28/2004 10:15 AM
Small businesses are being warned by the Office of Fair Trading about a scam in which firms are asked to pay to register domain names.

File-Sharing Software Firms Warned (AP)

File-Sharing Software Firms Warned (AP) 08/05/2004 09:09 PM
AP - Attorneys general from 45 states sent letters Thursday to seven companies that offer online file-sharing software, hinting at possible legal consequences if the networks don't better inform computer users about potential copyright violations from sharing files.

"Ripping music for Ringtones"

"Ripping music for Ringtones" 05/20/2004 11:30 AM

Ripping music for Ringtones

Ripping music for Ringtones 05/19/2004 03:14 AM
DIY ringtone software panics record labels.

make your own ringtones from MP3s with Xingtone, user/p ass

Xingtone's desktop software is easy-to-use, legal, and allows you to create mobile phone ringtones using digital audio files on your computer - music clips, sound effects, your child's laugh, your dog’s bark, or any sound you like!

[unmediated]

All I gotta say is right on.  Couldn't happen to a nicer group of fellas.

Ringtones are 10% of the global music
market?

Ringtones are 10% of the global music
market? 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
So says UK research firm ARC Group.  Evidently this is what will replace the revenues bleeding out of CD sales.

Music Labels Focus On Ringtones

Music Labels Focus On Ringtones 08/18/2004 05:22 AM
It appears that the music labels, rather than actually looking to figure out how they're going to deal with this digital music issue, are, instead, simply walking naively into the next mess. Since they haven't quite figured out really how to make downloadable music work yet (though, they keep hoping they have) they're turning to the new revenue source they never expected: ringtones. They've suddenly noticed that kids are paying $2.50 for a fragment of a song they won't pay a $1 to download completely, which leads to things like Warner Brothers actually advertising ringtones rather than the regular music itself. WB is now specifically advertising ringtones from the next Green Day album, including the lovely one with a member of the band saying: "It's your mother. I know. She's with me." It's no surprise that the labels are focusing on this market, given the basic economics, but they seem to be doing so under the assumption that they won't face the same problem they faced with file sharing. In fact, with the release of things like Xingtone, the labels are going to have increasing difficulty holding onto this market. But rather than figuring out ways to deal with it, they're just jumping on a bandwagon while it's hot. It's a short term strategy from the ultimate short-term thinkers.

Ringtones sidestep digital-music price
drops

Ringtones sidestep digital-music price
drops 05/26/2004 06:17 AM
ZDNet UK May 26 2004 9:54AM GMT

Cell Phone Ringtones Give Music Industry
Another Headache

Cell Phone Ringtones Give Music Industry
Another Headache 05/23/2004 12:09 PM

Ringtones Left Out of Digital Music
Price Wars (Reuters)

Ringtones Left Out of Digital Music
Price Wars (Reuters) 05/25/2004 10:25 AM
Reuters - A recent price war has made Internet song downloads cheaper while the price tag on a mobile phone ringtone has barely budged, and in some cases, is creeping up, a new report on Tuesday said.

PluggedIn: Ringtones make sweet music
for labels (Reuters)

PluggedIn: Ringtones make sweet music
for labels (Reuters) 06/24/2005 03:06 PM
Reuters - Ringtones, those song snippets that announce incoming mobile-phone calls, are now making noise at the top of the pop charts and on the bottom line of multibillion-dollar businesses.

Ringtones make sweet music for record
label (Reuters)

Ringtones make sweet music for record
label (Reuters) 06/24/2005 03:06 PM
Reuters - Ringtones, those song snippets that announce incoming mobile-phone calls, are now making noise at the top of the pop charts and on the bottom line of multibillion-dollar businesses.

Ringtones Made Easy- Unwired Appeal
launches ToneGuys Ringtones and the
Adaptive Content Server (ACS)

Ringtones Made Easy- Unwired Appeal
launches ToneGuys Ringtones and the
Adaptive Content Server (ACS) 05/31/2004 01:45 PM
Cutting-edge ACS technology allows cellphone users in North American to easily download ringtones, graphics, and java games at www.toneguys.com. [PRWEB May 26, 2004]

Music Download Firms Don't Get It

Music Download Firms Don't Get It 06/03/2004 01:42 PM
A less-than-pleasant downloading experience indicates companies have a long way to go.

Japanese CE firms launch Any Music

Japanese CE firms launch Any Music 04/27/2004 07:15 AM
Music download alliance

US music firms sue 'web pirates'

US music firms sue 'web pirates' 12/19/2004 02:53 PM
US music firms take legal action against 754 computer users alleged to illegally swap music online.

ToneGuys Ringtones USA Launches
TrueTones - Next-generation ringtones
available now at ToneGuys USA

ToneGuys Ringtones USA Launches
TrueTones - Next-generation ringtones
available now at ToneGuys USA 09/12/2004 03:03 AM
ToneGuys announced today the commercial launch of next-generation TrueTone ringtones on www.toneguys.com. The launch follows the recent signing of a distribution agreement with UK-based The Music Factory Entertainment Group, a producer and distributor of TrueTone music engineered specifically for next-generation cell phones. [PRWEB Sep 12, 2004]

Tech firms in court over music piracy

Tech firms in court over music piracy 03/31/2005 03:24 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Wed Mar 30, 04:40 pm GMT

Music Industry DRM Firms Want You To Pay
To Restrict Your Fair Use

Music Industry DRM Firms Want You To Pay
To Restrict Your Fair Use 06/02/2004 02:58 PM

You know, I wrote this big, stupid rant (which is after the jump if you really want to read it) but let me cut to the quick: The music industry just took your lunch money, and now they want you to pay them to do it again.
Read [CNet via TechDirt< /a>]

Ringtones: How Much Is Too Much?

Ringtones: How Much Is Too Much? 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
Is there no end to the ways people can personalize their cellphones and how much they will pay for the privilege?

Just How Offensive Are Ringtones?

Just How Offensive Are Ringtones? 03/24/2005 05:19 AM
There are plenty of people who find ringtones to be somewhat offensive -- but mainly in the annoying sense. However, it appears that some political group in India has found ringtone s of the Indian national anthem so offensive, that they're calling for it to be banned. Certainly seems a bit extreme. You have to imagine that anyone who has the national anthem (even in ringtone form) on their phone is probably pretty patriotic in the first place. Rosanne (Barr) should be thankful she didn't sing the Indian national anthem at some point. Imagine what they'd do to her?

Your Ringtones Do Not Impress Me

Your Ringtones Do Not Impress Me 04/18/2005 02:26 PM
Dear coworkers, If you're going to leave your cell phone at your desk while you're not there, please disable that loud and annoying ringtone that you're so fond of. Consider using the "vibrate" feature or the silent profile. Or, better yet, take the phone with you. Your ringtones do not impress me. Thanks, Jeremy...

UK to Get Top 20 Ringtones Chart

UK to Get Top 20 Ringtones Chart 06/01/2004 01:53 PM

UK accountancy firm KPMG is starting a 'Top 20' chart to keep track of Britain's most popular mobile phone ring tones. By aggregating data from the mobile companies themselves, KPMG hopes to become the official reference for the burgeoning ringtone market. It seems it's needed, too. Right now Ringtones.co.uk reports 'I Don't Want You Back' by US singer Eamon (who?) is number one, yet Nokia puts Britney Spears' (who?) single 'Everytime' on top.
R ead [BBC via GigaOm]

Related
iTunes Celebrity Playlists: Anything But Ordinary, Please [Gizmodo]

Ringtones, yes. Songs, no

Ringtones, yes. Songs, no 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

CNET makes a really good point: all these new music services for cellphones from Sony, MTV, and AOL offer ring tones and music-themed screensavers, but none of them offer downloads of actual songs, something lots of people might actually pay for.
Read

Visual ringtones

Visual ringtones 06/17/2005 03:29 PM

There was a panel on synaesthesia at Eyebeam last week and as I was finishing up some work before heading home, I caught a bit of the introduction. It's a bit different than the standard boilerplate announcement you hear at most conferences/panels:

If you have cell phones or pagers, please leave them on because they might result in some interesting visual experiences for some of us here.

Later, a phone rings:

Ooh, orange!

Hack your own ringtones

Hack your own ringtones 05/25/2004 03:43 AM
This week on Engadget's HOWTO section: how to hack your own ringtones for the P900:

I bought a CD and use it in my alarm clock (a lot of alarm clocks have that as a feature)- Should I pay $3 for that? Perhaps, seems weird to me. Sometimes when the phone rings I whistle a popular tune from a CD I bought, do I need to pay for that? America is a great place, we have fair use- it’s why we’re great innovators and heck- making stuff for our phones for our own personal use goes beyond fair use. In this week’s how to we show you how to make your own ring tones, for just your phone, for just personal use, from the CD you just bought.

Link (Thanks, pt!)

New Motorola mobile has MP3 ringtones

New Motorola mobile has MP3 ringtones 06/22/2004 12:28 PM
Cyber India Online Jun 22 2004 4:33PM GMT

Phlink gets personalized ringtones, more

Phlink gets personalized ringtones, more 01/22/2004 01:00 PM
Ovolab today released Phlink 1.3, a new version of its telephony software for Mac OS X...

Presidential candidate ringtones

Presidential candidate ringtones 06/24/2004 09:39 AM
If your phone supports MP3s or WAVs as ringtones, you can download these clips of the three presedential candidates saying "I'm John Kerry and I approve this message," "I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message" and "I'm Ralph Nader, running for president and I approve this mess." Link (Thanks, PT!)

New 'music' chart for ringtones

New 'music' chart for ringtones 06/01/2004 04:03 AM
A new chart is being launched to reflect the increasing popularity of mobile phone ringtones.

Nokia exits ringtones

Nokia exits ringtones 09/20/2004 05:12 AM
The bell doth toll for toll bells

Anti-Drug Ringtones

Anti-Drug Ringtones 04/19/2005 11:04 AM

In an excellent example of how to reach the 'tween audience, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is now offering some hep ringtones for cool cats and hot eats or whatever it is kids in commercials have been forced at gunpoint to say.

What better way to convince kids to stay off drugs than with poorly conceived and highly uncool ringtones and greeting cards peddled through an obviously astroturfed website? Perhaps they should sell t-shirts that say "I Hate Weed and Also Wet the Bed."

Freevibe Ringtones [CoolGov via BoingBoing]

Cool ringtones, at what cost?

Cool ringtones, at what cost? 05/25/2004 08:50 PM

Today I thought about the fact that I can legally download the latest hit song for less than US$1 but a sample of the same tune used as a ringtone costs twice as much or more. Who's to blame? The record industry, of course.

According to this Reuters article, mono and poly ringtones bring the original artists and music publishers a 10 percent royalty while the record labels don't get squat. But "sample" ringtones are clipped from studio recordings, requiring a license from the record label. And they're happy to sell those rights to the tune of 25 to 55 percent of the total retail price of each ringtone. As a result, the resellers are jacking up their prices.

I think this will only drive more people to make their own "sample" ringtones and trade them. As a matter of fact, record labels themselves stand to benefit from giving away "sample" ringtones. Talk about infectious grooves! Link

Tsunami Relief Ringtones

Tsunami Relief Ringtones 01/05/2005 06:50 AM

ZapToPhone are selling "Tsunami Aid Ringtones," the proceeds from which will be donated to UNICEF's tsunami relief efforts. Different levels of donation are available, with each level (up to $9) netting you a different ringtone, all of which are the national anthems of affected countries. Assuming everything is going to UNICEF (and there's nothing to imply it is not), it's a good way to raise some more money to help out.

Tsunami Aid Ringtones [ZapToPhone via Ringtoni a]

Other News: Real Ringtones

Other News: Real Ringtones 08/05/2004 10:21 AM
John Dvorak says that Apple desire for ringtone revenue may have triggered its surprising attack against RealNetworks.

ToneGuys Launches Gofresh Ringtones in
the USA

ToneGuys Launches Gofresh Ringtones in
the USA 05/31/2004 01:45 PM
Gofresh Mobile Media's next-generation ringtones now avaiable in the USA at www.toneguys.com. [PRWEB May 28, 2004]

Mobile Users to Get Custom Ringtones

Mobile Users to Get Custom Ringtones 03/24/2005 01:52 PM
In what Warner Music is calling a first for the mobile phone industry, the record company is offering customers the ability to create ringtones based on whichever part of the song they desire. Normally, ringtones come as preset 30-second clips, but companies are looking for new ways to capitalize on the emerging market.

Zedge.no: Free Wallpapers, Ringtones,
Etc.

Zedge.no: Free Wallpapers, Ringtones,
Etc. 06/02/2004 01:38 PM

Reader Tom Amoy asked me to forward a link to Zedge, a free wallpaper, themes, and ringtone site run by mobile enthusiest Kenneth Sundnes. I hear some of you people are into customizing your phones and what not, so I thought I'd pass it along. Free is much better than not free, usually.
Read [Zedge]

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how to download ringtones in benq m555c 08/15/2004 05:12 PM
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