Tag Archives: Software

The combination of inexpensive speedy computers with burgeoning storage capacity, the wide availability of high-speed Internet connections, and the public’s growing familiarity with digital music formats (like MP3) and the portable hardware on which to play them (such as Apple’s iPod) have set the stage. Add to that the recording …

This kid has more teflon than a Ronald Reagan convention: Norway’s most famous computer whiz got an early Christmas present on Monday. An appeals court in Oslo upheld Jon Lech Johansen’s earlier acquittal on all counts of alleged copyright violations. A verdict in the case, which has caught international attention, …

Microsoft is sued for antitrust once again: RealNetworks filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft on Thursday, alleging that its competitor illegally monopolized the growing field of digital media by requiring every Windows user to take Microsoft’s media player, whether they want it or not. RealNetworks alleged that the software giant …

Kazaa is urging P2P users to pressure content providers lke the RIAA to license to them: There is a revolution underway which is changing the world of entertainment. It will effect how you discover, buy and share songs, movies, games and ideas. Peer-to-peer technology is driving the revolution and it …

CNET reports on themselves: San Francisco-based CNET Networks said it has signed a definitive agreement with Vivendi Universal Net USA to acquire the assets of MP3.com, with the deal scheduled to close in December. Terms of the transaction were not released. CNET Networks operates an array of technology-oriented Web sites …

Bookofjoe discussed Skype and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) a few days ago here. I (and about 1000 of my closest friends) got this about SIP directly from Michael Robertson, former MP3.com guru, now Lindows maven: SIP is to telecom, what MP3 is to music biz. Hold on tight boys …

This strikes me as a totally worthwhile endeavor, and I encourage your interest and participation: Hello Over the past several months, we have been planning and developing a project that allows artists to easily distribute their music freely on the Internet. The program produced by the Gnomoradio project will allow …

I’m all for pretty much anything that puts more power and flexibility into the hands of consumers. If the recording industry continues to add value to its product, it may survive: FABOLOUS HITS THE STREETS NOVEMBER 4th WITH MORE STREET DREAMS PT. 2 THE MIXTAPE Groundbreaking ‘Mixable CD’ Format Lets …

Thanks to our most excellent pal Brad Hill for this review of the new Napster – visit his Digital Songstream site often!: Review: Napster 2.0 by Brad Hill The beta launch of Napster 2.0, an upgrade of Pressplay 2.0 by parent company Roxio, occurred on October 9, 2003. Napster 2.0 …

This is just crazy and thought-provoking at the same time: Scott Matthews of Andromeda fame has come up with a program called Baudio that can convert any kind of digital file into an audio file. Think about that for a minute: What it does Baudio converts any type of computer …