Article - Do I have to pay for “publicly performing” ringtones? U.S. District Court Says No to Public Performance Fees for Ringtones

By Spencer Trowbridge, Swider Medeiros Haver LLP
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted summary judgment in favor of Verizon on the question of whether Verizon was liable for public performance fees for ringtones. [1] ASCAP, one of the primary performing rights organizations in the United States, had opposed Verizon on the issue.

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