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Entertainment & Sports

Sep. 2, 2010

Music Industry Changes Its Ringtone

As the recording industry continues to flounder, music companies are switching tactics in an industry-wide lawsuit against a ringtone website that allegedly pirated songs: they're striking a deal.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - As the recording industry continues to flounder, music companies have established a two-front tactic to shore up revenue - sue those who distribute their songs without licenses and seek out new revenue streams once considered marginal.

Nowhere is that better illustrated than in a pending lawsuit several major record labels filed against Myxer, a website that allegedl...

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