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Ring-Tone Barons? Japanese Record Companies Raided

Posted by timothy on from the economy-based-on-pokeman dept.

PuceBaboon writes " The Asahi Shimbun is reporting that officers from the Fair Trade Commission raided several major record companies in Japan, including Sony Music Entertainment, Toshiba EMI and Avex, on suspicion of creating a monopoly for the purpose of maintaining artificially high prices on... telephone ring-tone tunes."

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  1. Ringtones?? by newdles · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have to BUY ringtones? What's this world coming to? Next thing you know, MS will charge extra for ding dongs it adds to messenger :O

    1. Re:Ringtones?? by rokzy · · Score: 4, Funny

      yes, one penny per ring or part ring.

      I get one over on them by putting it on silent instead.

  2. In Capitalistic America by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Record company raids you!