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Music Companies Bemoan New High-Cap Portables
An anonymous reader writes "New Scientist reports: 'The music industry this week condemned the launch of two recording systems that will let people copy between 30 and 100 hours of music onto a single disc.'" The Sony system is supposed to use "ultra-efficient data compression system used in MiniDiscs" to fit "30 hours of MP3 music" on a CD-R. (I thought MD used ATRAC rather than MP3, and that ATRAC's standard bitrate was 285.3 Kbps -- can some MD gurus bring us up to speed?) Philips' system skips CDs, and instead uses a DVD burner, with the resulting disks playable in a to-be-released portable player. I wonder what kind of DRM features the companies will use to cripple each system.
Temple priests criticize the distibution of paper.
Printers try to squash the invention of the typewriter.
Music companies try to licence tape recorders.
We used to have fire, but the inventor died.
How does this help me get my 90GB collection into a portable device?
Nothing to see here; Move along.
I'm sure most people have seen this poster...
When you pirate MP3s you're downloading Communism
But I was inspired to update it to reflect the current administration's agenda...
New and improved!
Only, I'm having some difficulty deciding who to put in the background, so I thought I'd let the Slashdot crew help.
Who should star in this new public service announcement?
A) A generic arab
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Saddam Hussein
D) Richard Reid (aka the Shoebomber)
E) Write-in: Please nominate someone
As for the top right symbol, I think that should be up for debate, but to start the ball rolling, might I suggest a flaming jetliner? Or the twin towers?
Thanks, I can't wait to finish it!
PS Please take note, it's a work in progress, so cut me some slack if you notice some minor flaws...
"It's a no-brainer. Anything which lets people pirate more music like this has to be very bad news for the music industry," says a spokesman for Britain's record industry trade association, the BPI.
The record industry is an authority on "no-brains"
"Give a woman two glasses of wine and some pad thai, and they'll agree to just about anything." the Sports Guy
Fnkmaster writes:
"Is there any centralized coordination? Isn't there a CEO of Sony corporate who keeps his divisions in line with the goals (i.e. bottom line interests) of the company as a whole?"
I think this is what is known as "hedging your bets."
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Limekiller
There are many more ways to compress audio than just dropping the kpbs...
*yawn*! my discman has been skipping cds for years.
"It's a no-brainer. Anything which lets people pirate more music like this has to be very bad news for the music industry," says a spokesman for Britain's record industry trade association, the BPI.
"It's a no-brainer. Anything which lets people enjoy their music on-the-go on their own terms is a good thing," says the general public.
Why Sony should want to launch a recorder that might make piracy easier may seem surprising, as its Sony Music division makes and sells CDs. While Sony Music did not want to comment on its sister company's launch, Mike Tsurumi, a president of Sony Consumer Electronics in Berlin, insists that the move makes sense. "The music companies need to change their business model," he says.
As if that was really news...Mike Tsurumi needs to talk to the head of Sony Music.
Government's idea of a balanced budget: take money from the right pocket to balance...oh who am I kidding?
...that will let people copy between 30 and 100 hours of music onto a single disc.
I was getting sick of changing CDs on road trips from Miami to Anchorage.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
The development of a new interstate highway system is being condemned by leading automobile manufacturers as "a deadly blow to the industry's lifeblood". Manufacturers fear that without the income from the frequent repairs cars currently needs as a result of trying to use rough, unimproved roads crowded with sometimes dozens of cars, the industry will crumble. Says a spokesman for Nash, maker of the popular "Rambler", "These new highways are smooth, roomy, and safe. By making it easy for vast numbers of cars to go long distances with a much lower risk of accident, these Interstate Highways threaten to reduce the need for service and replacement parts drastically, cutting into the vital after-sales market the industry depends on for its revenue stream."
> "high end" RJ11 cables for dial-up modems
Oh. Will they ramp up the audio quality of downloaded Kazaa content?
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Did you make sure to use gold plated power cords? That will keep any interference that minor power fluctuations might induce into the amplifier out of the system. Also make sure you have the green dots placed in the proper locations of the listening space. All the sounds that have a harmonic relationship with green light will be properly reflected and enhanced by the dots resulting in a much more realistic listening experience. Of course you can't forget to keep the humidity in the room within 59 and 72% otherwise the magnetic fields in the room will be thrown off by 0.00000000000725 millimags and offset the sound field's imaging. Did you makes sure that the room is pyramidal in shape? Only the highest end of audiophiles realizes that the accoustics of a pyramid shaped room combined with the harmonic resonances therein can properly create a nearly realistic 3D image.
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I'm going to go listen to my Chintek portable CD playwer with MP3 capability and some earbuds. All the MP3s are encoded at 64K. But I do have my pyramid shaped hat which should correct any imbalances...
Un-news