Judge: ringtones for cell phones are not concerts

A federal judge has adopted, Defense, that the music industry when the phone started ringing in play, of copyright infringement occurs because other people can hear the songs, which basically means that mobile mobile concert hall. Arguments, which means that millions of mobile phone users, the copyright Scofflaws someone. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP, as are known, are still working excessive royalties from music lovers, ring tones, that the license fees have to pay when they purchase ringtones. In addition, ASCAP collects royalty payments for the public performance of songs as diverse as summer camp and a stadium.