Songwriters prevail in cell phone ringtone royalty rate fight
Does your cell phone play “Sweet Child O’ Mine” when it rings? Or maybe “Barbie Girl” or “Bigg Poppa”? Cell phone ring tones have become a big business, but one unsettled legal question was just how much money copyright owners should get paid for ringtones using their work. The answer: 24 cents, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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