Comments on: Don’t be a jerk about ringtones

By: Maris

Maris — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:03:23 +0000

Every phone I’ve owned for the past 7 years (Nokia, SE, Samsung, Motorola) allowed me to use any sound file as I had in my phone as a ringtone, no questions asked. Why aren’t the music labels going after these companies then?

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By: Another Robert

Another Robert — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:39:29 +0000

On the same subject, why cant I use bluetooth to transmit my music to my bluetooth headphones or my Sync enabled car? It’s not a public performance by any means, but my iPhone will not do it! And why can I not send or recieve original photos via bluetooth either? I have friends who are photographers, but I cant share any of my photos without emailing them! You know what they always say, “one bad apple spoils the whole bag”. That is why I am going back to a Windows Mobile device asap!

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By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:55:23 +0000

I really don’t think that Apple is being a jerk about ring tones, it’s just sad that the record companies feel they can get away with charging us for a ring tone. Especially when we’ve already bought the whole thing! Do they think that the song is somehow different just because it’s a ring tone? We already bought the darn thing once, we should be able to chop it up and do what we want with it i.e. ring tones. If you argue that altering it as a ring tone violates the user agreement then you can shove it! If letting my friend listen to my iPod is illegal then surely we are all criminals.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:57:40 +0000

What you don’t get is if you buy ringtones from anyone other than Apple you have to pay close to 3 bucks for the same 30 second snipplet. I agree its stupid to make you pay the same price for a 30 second snipplet when you can get the full song for the same price, but look at it from Apples position they can’t go to these guys who are getting 3x more per ringtone and ask to let them charge us 50 cents, now they’d be making 6x less. The prices will lower eventually, but those greedy bastards at the music companies won’t let us do it anytime soon.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:49:45 +0000

It’s just sad to see Apple having to play bitch. Thanks for the howto. I run my own rintones. I just hate to have to dance around to get something so trivial done.

By: Slevin

Slevin — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:34:21 +0000

@ Ron

Why not just convert thise mp3/wav ringtones to AAC format and then use one of the many free utilities such as Ambrosia’s to get the ring tone onto your iPhone. It’s a loop hole that Apple has left open.

Oh and remember that apple needs the music labels to keep the ITMS open so there has to be some connessions from Apple at the contract meetings. Otherwise the Music Labels may pull their cataogs and there would be music for no one. If Apple could have left the option open to doit in iTunes then fine but because Apple runs a music store they can’t. Those other phone manufacturers probably didn’t have to deal with the music labels like apple does so they don’t have to play by the music industry’s rules.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:56:30 +0000

The issue for me is that they have tried to cripple me from using ringtones I have made myself (voice or sound) or ones I have already purchased as an mp3/wav somewhere elese. It’s not like this would be a groundbreaking feature. Everyphone I have ever owned in the last 8 or so years allowed me to do this. And this I am afraid, IS on Apple.

By: Marc Palmer

Marc Palmer — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:40:14 +0000

It’s almost certainly a contractual issue with iTunes content providers. The contract details how Apple can and can’t make money out of the tracks.

Either a contract addendum will need to be signed, or some waiver/checkbox ticked in the iTunes content management to enable ringtone rights for the track.

It’ll come, just wait. However Apple can’t force artists to allow their works to be used in this way, some may just not want it, and some might just never be bothered to tick the box.