Re:Is this really the same? Not in Japan
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Ring-Tone Royalties
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I live in Japan, where ring tones are *everywhere.* Most of the pop stars here make a significant part of their revenue through liscensing their music for ring tones and commercials. If you don't have one or the other (or better yet, both), you haven't succeeded in Japan's pop industry.
Not that this has anything to do with the money or legality in the Western world, but I find it interesting that here, it's a sign of success and nothing more. My "ring tone" downloads, if I used them, are free.
--Darla
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I live in Japan, where ring tones are *everywhere.* Most of the pop stars here make a significant part of their revenue through liscensing their music for ring tones and commercials. If you don't have one or the other (or better yet, both), you haven't succeeded in Japan's pop industry.
Not that this has anything to do with the money or legality in the Western world, but I find it interesting that here, it's a sign of success and nothing more. My "ring tone" downloads, if I used them, are free.
--Darla