Måns Rullgård wrote:

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>> Technically, that is exactly what they do. It is subsumed into your cell
>> phone bill. Capitalists don't miss a bet.
>
> They charge for loading the tones onto phone, fairly enough. Are you
> saying the somehow also track how many times the phone rings with each
> tone, and add some to the bill?

I am reasonably certain that they make a prediction about how often the work
is performed and pay accordingly to the copyright holders. These charges
are most likely amortized across the bills of all cell phone owners.

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