Yahoo music users going to RealNetworks

Yahoo Inc. will cease operating its online music subscription service and switch its customers to RealNetworks Inc.'s Rhapsody music service as part of a new deal between the companies that calls for Yahoo to promote Rhapsody on its site.

[via the Associated Press]

Whoops—Italy inadvertently legalizes some P2P music

The Italian parliament has passed a new copyright law that would decriminalize the sharing of "degraded" music on the Internet for educational and scientific purposes. Apparently, lawmakers didn't realize that 256kbps MP3s are degraded.

[via ars technica]

Obama sound quotes as ringtones

Quotes from Obama are available to download as ringtones on the mobile part of the official campaign site. They don't seem to have been updated since their launch though - which is a shame.

Poster from Ypulse.

Psycho Teddy Ringtone

Free Psycho Teddy ringtones are available for a limited time only... He's a loveable bear... until his phone rings...

He's a pale imitation of Crazy Frog, by my books.

[via Sony BMG]