Ringtones fall under copyright law

Ringtone Decision (PDF; 120 KB)



Source: U.S. Copyright Office

“The U.S. Copyright Office issued a memorandum opinion that ringtones qualify as digital phonorecord deliveries subject to statutory licensing under Section 115 of the Copyright Law.”

So in short, you are breaking the law when you have unauthorized ringtones play on your cell. What next? - they issue a memorandum opinion regarding the cracking sound of eating chips??