Ringtone website at odds with record labels, phone carrier

Deerfield Beach-based Myxer.com allows users to download and create their own ringtones and other mobile content for free. Users can also upload their content to share with others, and lesser-known artists have embraced it to market their music by offering ringtones and wallpapers. The Miami Herald reports.

But the past few months have been complicated for Myxer. In June, several major music labels, including Virgin Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, filed a lawsuit against Myxer, because it is possible for users to upload and share music that they don't own the rights to. In the same month, Verizon blocked its customers from getting Myxer content sent from the website directly to their phones because not all the content met Verizon's standards.

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