Unfortunately the discussions between EMI and digital download services regarding DRM Free downloads have ceased. Andrew does a good job of summing it up.
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I just finished my first exam on my way to becoming a MCSE. This should equate to more time to work on the site so be on the lookout for additions and changes. Some of the most recent changes include a new header/logo thanks to Jarvolt. We have also added the Share This plugin which […]

In an interesting response to Job’s comments on DRM, the CEO of Macrovision has written a public letter detailing his views on DRM. CEO Amoroso also suggests that Macrovision take over as stewards of Apple’s own DRM technology FairPlay. This open letter can be found on Macrovisions’s website below.

Reponse Letter from Macrovision…
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With the status and opinion of DRM being questionable it is nice to see sites offering DRM free music. Zunior is a Canadian site that offers DRM free music in both MP3 and Flac formats. MP3 albums are $8.88 and encoded at 192 kbps and Flac albums are $10.88. These prices are very competitive compared […]

After using Flac 1.1.4 for the last few days I have to say I am really impressed. 1.1.4 speed improvements are very noticable especially at -8 compression levels which is noted as being twice as fast as -8 compression in 1.1.3. Thanks Josh!

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A new version of the Mac sound editor Amadeus has just been released for Mac OS X. Amadeus Pro V. 1.0 adds a host of new features including multi-track editing, faster editing of large (2GB+) files, analysis tools and last but not least the Favorite Actions tool. The Favorite Actions tool allows you to […]

Two companies have teamed up to create a interesting use of the ZP80 wireless hub from Sonos. Speaker maker PMC and a media integration company by the name of Digital Plumbers have come together to create a wireless speaker that embedded a Sonos ZP80 inside of a PMC speaker. Curently this product is only available […]

The latest version of FLAC has been released bringing the current version to 1.1.4. This has been a great year for Flac users with many new devices providing hardware support and the release of 1.1.3 which brought a host of much anticipated features. With Flac 1.1.4 the theme is speed, many improvements in both compression […]

The powerful audio toolkit Media Rage has been updated to a new version with a host of welcome features and bugfixes.
MediaRage 3 is the latest offering from Chaotic Software, purveyors of Mac OS X tools but best known for Media Rage.
This took kit features all of the wepons you need to battle your audio files […]

The Glasgow based company who developed the Sondek LP12 turntable have added high quality lossless downloads to their list of available formats. Linn Records is known for there high quality SACD and HDCD offerings but high quality WMA Lossless downloads are now being included. Additional formats include MP3 as well as a CD quality WMA […]

JVC has unveiled a new product built on the Microsoft® Windows® Automotive Platform. The is a HDD Navigation and CD\DD Receiver with 40GB Hard drive, bluetooth and 3.5 inch display. What is interesting about this product is the fact that it uses JVC’s Lossless Encoder. We contacted JVC and they replied that they didn’t […]

The chief executive of the RIAA has reponded to Job’s comments on DRM stating that Apple should make it’s anti-piracy technology openly available. What is great about this dialog is that it shows that DRM in its current state is clearly not working.
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I had to put this up for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Apparently NY Senator Carl Kruger is going to introduce legislation to ban using Ipods, Blackberrys and other mobile devices while crossing the street. Senator Kruger thinks “it’s creating an atmosphere where we have a major public safety crisis at hand.” […]

Steve Jobs speaks up on Digital Rights Management (DRM).
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The developers of the Symphony and Opus network audio players have added perpendicular recording to their Symphony line. This new type of hard drive technology has been added in the form of 2.5 inch hard drives which run quieter and cooler than standard 3.5 drives. Currently this technology is only available for the Symphony 160GB […]