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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. Jeez... by MarkMcLeod · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Full song on iTunes: $.99

    30 second clip of "similar" song made with high pitched tones: $3+

    Getting raped by your cellular provider: Priceless.