Producers howl over sound cut out by MP3 compression
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| MP3s have won the war of the formats because of technology, not because of
| their audio quality. "It's like hearing through a screen door," says
| neuroscientist Daniel Levitin of McGill University, author of "This Is Your
| Brain on Music."
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/327319_mp3sound13.html
RIAA Short on Funds? Fails to Pay Attorney Fees
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| Can it be that the RIAA, or the "Big 4" record companies it represents, are
| short on funds? It turns out that despite the Judge's order, entered a month
| ago, telling them to pay Debbie Foster $68,685.23 in attorneys fees, in
| Capitol v. Foster, they have failed to make payment.
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/14/2027231&from=rss
Another SCO-like story:
RIAA: Pay as we say, not as we do
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/15/riaa_doesnt_pay_legal_fees/
Related:
EMI, Apple 'deal on music locks'
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| EMI is to hold a media event on Monday with Apple boss Steve Jobs as
| special guest, prompting speculation of a deal over digital locks on
| music.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6516189.stm
Musicload to get rid of DRM
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| PR experts at the music platform say that the common front of
| those advocating DRM is beginning to break up. Long touted
| as a panacea for illegal copies of songs, the protective
| mechanisms are once again being discussed. The Musicload
| newsletter chimes in on the criticism of the blocks on copies
| when it complains that some songs purchased online cannot be
| played back on just any device without further ado.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/86968/from/rss09
Digital lock's rights and wrongs
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| DRM-free or otherwise, at least some more imaginative approaches to
| music services have been appearing. Spiralfrog promises
| ad-supported downloads - when or if it eventually launches.
|
| Aimee Street has launched. Here, the price of each track is
| decided by its popularity. Less popular or new tracks are free,
| rising to a maximum of 98 cents if their popularity increases. At
| the moment it deals almost exclusively in independent music.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6457369.stm
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