HT201272 How do I turn a purchased song into a ringtone without repurchasing the song?

How do I turn a purchased song into a ringtone without repurchasing the song?

This isn't possible.
The song's copyright holder would charge more for it if it was being played on multiple devices at once but overlooks the remote possibility that any given person would be playing the full song on two or more devices at the same time; there's much more chance of that happening if the song is converted into a ringtone, so they charge more.
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