Skype Makes Music Deals

Users of Skype's popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) application can buy a greater selection of ringtones under a deal the company has reached with four music publishers, it said this week.

The licensing deals are with Warner/Chappell Music, EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music, and the MCPS-PRS Alliance, which oversees song licensing and distribution of royalties in the U.K.