Apple, the RIAA, and Ringtones

pilsner.urquell writes "Apple's interest in defending the rights of the consumer has cost them a lot of grief in the ringtone market. 'John Gruber of the Daring Fireball cites Engadget, which reported that the RIAA wanted to be able to distribute ringtones of its artists without having to pay them big money to do so. It won a decision last year before the Copyright Office saying that ringtones weren't derivative works, meaning they didn't infringe on the copyright of the songwriter.' The piece goes on to explain the tense relationship between Apple content holders regarding ringtones and other pieces of IP, such as in the recent withdrawal of NBC."

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Am I the only one?

[LarsG]

Am I the only one that can feel my brain slowly melting each time I read a roughlydrafted article?

It baffles me how it is possible for a presumptively intelligent person to consistently write stream-of-conciousness articles that take random quotes from all over the place in order to support an argument that has only the faintest connection to reality.