Report raises red flag for ringtone security.(Qpass)(Brief Article)

Wireless Week, August, 2005

More than one-third of U.S. and European digital content Websites are unsecured, allowing users to "shoplift" music tracks and download them as free ringtones, according to a study conducted by software provider Qpass. The situation already may have cost the mobile and music industries an estimated $40 million since the beginning of 2004 and could cost an additional $123 million by 2007, according to Qpass.

The company, which, conveniently enough, offers a security solution via its content delivery platform, attributes the problem to the need for enabling users to preview music before they purchase it. Two-thirds of Websites tested offer preview music files between 15 and 30 seconds. Qpass points out that the ringtone market currently accounts...

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