News Results For Ringtones Rise in Sales

1. RINGTONES KILLED THE HIP-HOP STAR (New York Press)
   Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:49:42 GMT How New York hip-hop went from badass to just plain bad.



2. IN BRIEF (Newsday)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:53:18 GMT Royalties that digital music companies from Apple Inc. to record labels pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set today by a federal agency. This is the first time in nearly three decades that the industry has been unable to decide the fee for sales of recorded music on its own. Apple has so strongly opposed increasing the rate, now ...



3. Federal copyright board to set music royalties (San Jose Mercury News)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:11:40 GMT Royalties that digital music companies from Apple to record labels pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set Thursday by a federal agency. This is the first time in nearly three decades that the industry has been unable to decide the fee for sales of recorded music on its own.



4. Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged (AP via Yahoo! News)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:36:04 GMT The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years.



5. Apple threatens to shut down iTunes in royalties dispute (Hamilton Spectator)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:53:36 GMT LOS ANGELES — Royalties that digital music companies from Apple Inc. to record labels pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set Thursday by a federal agency.



6. Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged (San Francisco Chronicle)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:22:18 GMT The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. Both songwriters and music sellers applauded the ruling _ but for different reasons....



7. Federal copyright board to set rate for music royalties (Deseret Morning News)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:16:17 GMT Royalties that digital music companies from Apple Inc. to record labels pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set today by a federal agency.



8. Royalty Rates Unchanged; iTunes Shutdown Averted (Fox News)
   Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:26:49 GMT 'Mechanical' rates songwriters get sticks at 9.1. cents per song, pleasing Apple, but ringtone mechanicals jacked up to 24 cents each.



9. Apple threatens to shut down iTunes store (The New Zealand Herald)
   Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:59:01 GMT LOS ANGELES - Royalties that digital music companies - from Apple to record labels - pay songwriters for selling their music as ringtones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set by a federal agency.



10. Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:27:09 GMT The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. Both songwriters and music sellers applauded the ruling - but for different reasons. Apple Inc., which had threatened to shutter its iTunes store if the rate increased, appeared to have scored a clear win. "We're pleased ...