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RIAA Nightmare: Pro-level Portable Hard Disk Recorder
ratfynk writes "Anybody interested in creating their own MP3 or WAV recordings should take a look at this device. It is a compact hard drive recorder that looks like it is the next logical step beyond ADAT.
My interest is fair use, the ability to record my compositions and performance with studio grade equipment at a reasonable cost. This device seems to fit the bill. Specs are available at micsupply.com. This device looks so good that the RIAA might try to make it illegal." For a not-cheap but cheaper alternative, check out the updated-weekly Core Sound page on their PDA-based recorder mentioned a few months ago.
for one reason and one reason alone, fair fvcking use. we still have the rights in this country to purchase items to use for our convenience. they should not, and in my opinion, never will have the fvcking right to tell me that i as an american cannot buy a product because it would hurt their industry. its like telling a cay buyer not to buy a chevy because it would hurt his ford dealership.
This device looks so good that the RIAA might try to make it illegal.
The more they try, the more innovations will come along. The RIAA are fighting a losing battle. The sooner they realize it, the better off everyone, (including the RIAA), will be.
"A revolution without dancing is... a revolution not worth having"
I know, this story is not good enough to be posted just as hardware or audio news.
What's otherwise a fairly interesting piece of hardware has no relation to the RIAA, so it's given one to make it more interesting.
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
in case micsupply.com doesn't last, purely for mirroring purposes....
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http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~kvandivo/micsupply/722.
http://www.WinWithRealEstate.com/
I believe that the long rang plan of the RIAA includes a mandatory international registry for all individuals with any musical talent. This is how it will work:
A RIAA Official, wearing his dress uniform and goose-stepping, will arrive at the door of any family days after it becomes apparent that a child possesses any musical talent. The child will then be promptly escorted to an officially-sanctioned RIAA retraining facility for indoctrination. This methodology will prevent the production of music by any non-sanctioned source, which could be blamed for hurting profits.
/premonition
My interest is fair use, the ability to record my compositions and performance with studio grade equipment at a reasonable cost.
No, this isn't "fair use"-- fair use is an allowance for you to use someone ELSE'S copyrighted material for a limited purpose-- a review, an excerpt, until recently a sample, etc for certain purposes. What you're talking about is a legitimate use that gives you the SAME powers as the RIAA has for their own copyrighted works. The RIAA can claim that you might use this to infringe on their copyrights. You can argue that they may use the equipment they currently use to infringe on yours.
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This is my SIG. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
I could care less if they mention the RIAA or not, I enjoy hearing about interesting new products, especially tech-type toys. So "this story is not good enough" is from your perspective...with your wonderful paradigms...so yes, it was interesting enough for me to read even without the RIAA reference.
(And a dig at RIAA just adds a little bounus humor!)
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."
"I'll copy it if I want, laws and copyright be damned!"
But when the GPL is violated there is a virtual nerd riot here on Slashdot.
Typical "something for nothing" Linux crowd.
If we talk about it really quiet, maybe RIAA will never find out about it...
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
I posted this in the Dr. Dre article mentioned earlier, but it seems appropriate for here, too. It's a bit off-topic, so I won't mind it getting moderated as such, but moderators, if you feel the information in this is useful then mod it up so more people will see the resources I have listed.
Yes, the RIAA will hate this.
But that is not the problem.
The underlying problem is this: we have broken intellectual property laws.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has taken America's already stringent copyright, trademark, registration, and patent laws and forced them upon signing members in slightly revised format.
So now all of these broken laws are *entrenched* the world over. Dr. Dre, even as huge (no pun intended) as he is, will not make a difference changing these laws any more than you or I. I've said it before, people. The only thing that will finally fix these problems is getting a *huge* player - someone like AOL/Time Warner, General Electric, or Microsoft to stand up and say, "Hey! We feel that the current intellectual property laws are stifling competition, encouraging frivolous lawsuits with exponentially too large damages, and generally causes the state of mankind's advancement to diminish. Their reach should be reduced, and their protections should be diminished." then we will *not* get IP reform.
So that leaves the average Slashdot reader three choices:
1) Whine about it, do nothing, whine some more
2) Write your congress people, consumer advocate groups, and manufactureres of IP and try to educate them on the true damage that current IP laws are causing
3) Create and support a viable alternative that will gain momentum from consumer and commercial support that eventually can replace current business models and content-creator demand
There are several projects in all three groups that have been started already. Some links:
For item 1: Slashdot.org - seriously, there's more whining on here than just about anywhere else I go.
For item 2: Please note that these links are very US-centric. As I am from the US, I do not know the laws or government structure of other countries and cannot make recommendations on who or what to write.
http://www.house.gov - Write your representative. It is their *job* to voice the opinions of their constituents (though usually they voice the opinions of whoever contributes the most to their campaign fund).
http://www.senate.gov - See above.
http://www.whitehouse.gov - Write the president. Your letter may not be read, but please try.
http://www.aclu.org - American Civil Liberties Union. These guys *try* to protect your freedoms. Try to make this an issue of civil liberties rather than commercial interests.
http://www.eff.org - Electronic Frontier Foundation. DONATE! They need your money to continue fighting our fight!
http://www.futureofmusic.org - Future of Music Coalition. They're trying to come up with a compromise. I don't know if it'll work, but it's worth the reading.
http://www.lp.org - Libertarian Party. Support candidates that support you! The Libertarian Party believes in a system of government that doesn't restrict individual freedoms.
http://www.democrats.org - Democratic Party. Write to their leaders. Encourage their platform to support legislation that would reduce the life of a copyright or encourage the rejection of software and "method" patents.
http://www.gop.org - Republican Party. See above.
For item 3:
http://www.boycott-riaa.com - Discussions on getting the RIAA out of the picture. It's not totally productive, but some good ideas have come from their members.
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/6540 - A new peer-to-peer network that may actually get started. Developers and content-creators are especially encouraged to read this article AND the user comments.
http://www.azoz.com - GREAT site. It's the home page of the guy who wrote the previously mentioned article
Parent makes a valid point, pls mod up.
/96 kHz data rates with high-resolution A/D, native MP3 file encoding, and extended runtime from on-board batteries. The 744T and 722 recorders are slated for availability late summer 2003.
.wav or .bwf (mono or poly) files
Now, the website looks like it is going tits-up so time for some cut-n-paste:
--ARTICLE BELOW--
Due to arrive late Summer '03
April 17, 2003
Sound Devices quietly previewed two upcoming audio recorders, the 744T and 722, at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas. These products have instantly re-defined portable audio recording and are being viewed as the logical successor to time-code-DAT and portable-DAT recorders. They also bring important new capabilities to audio professionals including portable multi-track recording, non-linear file access, the ability to record to both internal hard drive and compact flash, high-speed data transfers via FireWire, up to 24-bit
Below is preliminary feature information on one of the two recorders - the two channel 722. As Sound Devices nears introduction, additional product information will be posted. Please bookmark this page and stop by regularly. If you would like to be sent a notice that this information has been updated, drop us your e-mail address and request to be put on the recorder e-mailing list.
About the 722 (2 channel)
Features
Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs
* Two full-featured active-balanced mic/line level inputs with selectable 48 V phantom powering on XLR-3 connectors
* MS stereo matrix
* High-resolution A/D and D/A converters
* Full input-to-output routing matrix
* Mic/line-level selectable outputs on balanced TA3 connectors
* Headphone output on 3.5-mm jack with level control
* Headphone source selection can monitor any input or output, including real time post-record monitoring
* Adjustable high-pass filter on XLR inputs
Display, Metering, and Controls
* Front panel backlit LCD display viewable in all lighting conditions
* Sunlight-viewable LED meter selectable among multiple sources, including analog input levels
Digital I/O
* Two-channel AES input on balanced TA3 connector
* Two-channel S/PDIF input on RCA connector
* AES real time digital outputs on balanced TA3 connector
* S/PDIF real time output on RCA connector
Recorder
* Selectable track arming of track 1 or 2
* Selectable bit depth of 16 or 24-bit (16-bit with or without dither)
* Selectable sampling rates of 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz
* Records to uncompressed
* On-board MP3 encoding at 128, 192, and 256 kb/s mono or stereo
Data Storage (Medium)
* Internal 40 GB 2.5-inch hard drive (field removable and replaceable)
* CF (type I, II, and + compatible) slot for removable medium
* Recording to internal hard drive, CF, or mirror to both mediums (identical file format)
* Record buffer of 20 second at 24-bit / 48 kHz x 2 (10 seconds at 24/96 x 2)
External Data Interface
* 1394 (FireWire 400) port for high-speed data transfer between local disks and computer. CF and internal drive appear as FAT32 volumes
* Serial port (future expansion)
* Word clock input and output - also allows linking multiple units
Powering
* Removable Lion rechargeable battery compatible with Sony M and L mounts
* Voltage metering on front panel LCD display
* 5-18 VDC input via 4-pin Hirose connector for external powering
Mechanicals
* Class-defining compact design
* Extruded aluminum chassis
Estimated 722 Retail Price: * ~$2000 with 40 GB internal drive
Estimated 744T Price: ~$4000
Please note that features, specifications, and pricing are subject to change...and will. This is not a complete list of features.
--E
Now, undercover police informants can wear a 24 track surround sound studio!
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We don't need an "overrated" so much as we need a "you completely missed the parent's point, dumbass..."
I think the piece of hardware is quite interesting and worthy of a post on Slashdot. Unfortuneately, I nearly passed it up for seeing it as 'Oh, god. Yet another RIAA article.'
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
This thing is heavy, ugly and will not fit in my pocket. Does it connect to iTunes? I did not think so! Who needs all that silly storage space and overhyped digital recording stuff anyway.
Apple products are soo much more stylish and streamlined as well. >10% marketshare cannot be wrong.
This device is an odd one. A professional MP3 recorder? Isn't that like saying you bought an italian leather sofa then covered it with drop cloths as not to get it dirty?
On one spec, it says:
* Selectable bit depth of 16 or 24-bit (16-bit with or without dither)
* Selectable sampling rates of 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz
Impressive, that's what most digital recorders can do. Then it follows with:
* On-board MP3 encoding at 128, 192, and 256 kb/s mono or stereo
A professional device that will do MP3, but only at crappy levels. Most high end gear encodes at 320K at least.
If you can do without MP3 support, Mackie, Alesis, and others have beautiful 24 track HD recorders that will record in 96K/32bit. Sure, it gets hefty for drive space, and it's 2U. Priced around $2K it's comparable, but offers better quality over more channels. Take your pick, but this little device doesn't seem worth the money.
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
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I see what you mean now...RIAA = MUST NOT READ, or the RIAA mind corps. will be at your house soon! :)
;)
Come on, miss out on any dig on the RIAA? For shame
Anyway, I misunderstood the point of your original post....
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."
It's a very expensive product geared towards the professional. What the RIAA would REALLY hate would be an iPod with SPDIF inputs and the ability to connect to other iPods via firewire. You could then connect your cd player directly to your iPod and then transfer directly from iPod to iPod, all without leaving the digital domain and with no lossy compression.
Wow, cheap recording equipment for the low-budget musician without a G4.
Unfortunately, it still won't produce the kind of album you get from a multimillion dollar staff of producers and engineers, and those are the guys who really make albums that sell.
* 1394 (FireWire 400) port for high-speed data transfer between local disks and computer. CF and internal drive appear as FAT32 volumes
* Serial port (future expansion)
screw the firewire! I am gonna transfer that data over the serial port!
Ok, there are some problems with both of these units. I've been following their production from the get-go as I work within the audio industry. First off every single thing core sound has made in the past is CRAP. Poorly made, known to occasionally damage audio gear and so on. Look at their sony 7 pin cables. They are horrible. On top of this these units arent ready for their intended purposes. They are supposed to be for live concert audio recording, however at 24/96 or 24/192 neither unit can handle over 2 hours of recording (most live shows run over that). If I want to record in 16/44.1 Ill go back to using my DAT's.
that ignore SCMS or any other form of "copy protection" scheme that they have put in place in the consumer version of the products a nightmare for the RIAA? I don't think so... it would be a nightmare if pro-level equipment are mandated to have such restrictions!
I think the device is a progression from DAT, just like how there are hard-drive modules for DV video cameras as another storage device to store recorded data. Tape is fine, but not if you need to record long sessions or need to be able to work on them using NLE or audio tools without having to do some form of DV tape or DAT tape to file transfer as an interim step.
Humor? It's pure FUD and it doesn't add anything to the content. I don't mind a bit of opinionated journalism but this type of unsubstantiated comment is unwarranted.
They wouldn't. The RIAA care about you stealing songs on P2P. Digital recording has been around for a long time. However, there is the question of how you will position the microphones, indeed what types of microphones to have in order to capture the true sound and the room's ambiance. Assuming this is done to a satisfactory standard, who is going to produce it? Oh, right. You. Because as we all know, you are a polymath capable of performing, recording and producing. Oh, you didn't realise that mastering was a step either? Ah well. It's not like anyone's going to be listening.
So I rambled a bit - the point is, this is nothing to do with the RIAA except that they are both associated with music.
Why would the RIAA give a damn about this? It is a portable recording device. A simple search turns up these Roland recording devices. It's far from the first hard disk recorder and is far from the best option to do what the RIAA cares about: pirating CDs. (Not to mention that portable DAT recorders have been around for 10 years). The RIAA doesn't care about professional recording devices, only consumer-level.
Since my server isn't exactly what I'd consider "Slashdot Effect Ready," here are two more mirrors that should be better suited for it. Be nice or I'll have to take them down.
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This is one of the dumbest statements I've read all day. Why would the RIAA give a rats ass about this device? It offers nothing more than PC's can already do. On top of this, it is not a consumer device, so the chance of Joe Blow getting his hands on one (or even figuring out where to buy one) are slim.
This device is meant for location recording. It'll work great for those of us that record live audio, as we'll no longer have to a) carry around laptops or b) spend time converting from formats like DAT. Some people are a little weary of it, however, due to the fact that no one has heard the preamp it uses (but most assume that it's the same as the MP2).
Oh, and if you want to check out the official website and not a vendor's site, here it is.
I dunno who it is
but it prolly is fhqwhgads.
- Faster compression
- Smaller files
- Better sound quality
- Free technology
So what good reasons remain for using MP3? (Except from the tons of pirat MP3s you can download from the net.)Do you care about the security of your wireless mouse?
Much more in the way of jacks then for example the sony walkman dat recorder that i've experenced in the past. Not nearly so portable, and likely not nearly so quiet, but hey, looks like the perfect thing to jack into a mixing board.
It's nice to see someone designing goods that are ment to be modular. Part of the reason 4mm dat was attractive to me back in the 20th century was the fact that it was also a computer media standard and one could, in theory, pop it in a system for digital editing. Alas because of issues with the RIAA, it was a pain in the butt to get the drives though successfully upgraded the rom on a old HP unit and got something useful.
This unit on the other hand based on what I read is pretty much geared for fast transfer to a system.
I question sometimes the motive behind the RIAA getting on the case on devices who's sole purpose and design are for people who want the ability to master origional materal, rather then music pirates who use the CD. When I see this, I say, "wow, plug into a mixing board and get great recordings of live shows" something that you typicaly need the band's authoration for (well, record label and venue, but let the band fight out that aspect), somehow I suspect that it would be percieved as a great evil. Yea, the great evil the fact that professional grade recording equipment, the type you'd use to master with, is becoming lower in price and more practical for bands to actually own them selves, creating the danger of no longer needing to be signed with labels to get material out.
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
(while I get really annoyed with the thieves who justify downloading music, simply because nobody's sticking their sorry asses in jail yet, now and then I do feel a compulsion to whack some sense into the RIAA. In that spirit...)
Dear Senator Fastpocket,
We at Amalgamated Motors are deeply concerned. The automobile industry is in dire condition, and immediate action is required.
Our sales have been nearly flat since 2001. While some apologists for lawbreakers might blame trivial things like a global economic downturn, big increases in unemployment, or the total meltdown of the telecom sector. We know that's simply not the case.
It's vehicle piracy, plain and simple.
We try to manufacture good cars for the public. We expect the public to buy those cars, and possibly even drive them.
But we simply cannot abide by the rampant vehicle piracy going on. It's become commonplace to see "used car" lots, where one can buy a car from an indivdual who is not us! And who - horrors - may even make a profit re-selling our good(ahem) products!
Not only that, but an entire industry has sprung up blatantly encouraging the open, shameless RENTAL of vehicles.
Surely you can't help but notice that these businesses are located near airports, and are commonly staffed by people who are suspiciously dark in skin tone. The conclusion is obvious: If we allow vehicle rentals, The Terrorists Win. No other conclusion is possible.
The only reasonable solution is more thorough strip-searches of every passenger who fails to display their own car keys when checking in. Especially those who are not wearing federally-approved plaid golf pants.
We also seek federal aid to fund a public awareness campaign against the casual "lending" of vehicles between friends and family members. It's even crept into prime-time television, where it's simply treated as common humor when a teenage boy asks dad if he can borrow the car.
Surely you can understand the dire straits(ka-ching!) our industry is in, as we clash(ka-ching!) with these nickle-and-dime, and even 50-cent(ka-ching!) criminals.
We believe that the highly publicized arrests of the entire staff of Avis, Hertz, and Budget are only reasonable.
Despite this, they've won. Why? We don't have libbyists! The EFF doesn't have enough money. What we need are for some high-profile geeks that are commercially successful and not particularly political in the real world (read: not Stallman) to openly back the EFF, donating money and such.
Think if the EFF was even as powerful as the ACLU. Stupid laws like the DMCA would be immediately challenged and shit-canned. Copyright wouldn't last millennia. It's time to have these bullshit industry lobbying groups fear us for a change.
-Looking for a job as a materials chemist or multivariat
Ner. This is hardly aimed towards an iPod user.
RTFA. Twice.
The Creative Nomad III costs = $299, can record 16/48 wav for hours on its 20gb drive and also supports mp3-encoded recording at various rates, sounds decent enough for mp3. Barring electrically noisy environments, its unbalanced input circuit is *very* quiet for consumer gear...running on battery with a battery-powered mic preamp, its S/N is low enough not to matter to anyone but a purist. If you want quick and cheap portable digital record and you don't have to run lots of wire between your mic and the unit or hook the thing up to any line-powered stuff, it works great. See http://sound.westhost.com/project66.htm for a preamp circuit that works well.
if our IP system weren't so hopelessly corrupt, the GPL would not be needed.
ADAT recorders have 8 channels of storage per unit. Multiple units can be ganged together to create very wide multi-track recorders. This device, clever as it is, only records two tracks. This makes it good for making demos and such, but not suitable for professional studio work intended for commercial release.
The suits will probably get their knickers in a twist if it doesn't support SCMS though.
It will make for some killer audience and board tapes though. Too bad this didn't exist back when I was making "Dead" tapes. Sigh....
Actually a very nice device, but it lacks the ability to do SMPTE time code output (for syncronization with external devices such as the Pangolin Quadmod series laser display systems), but then again, you can sacrifice an audio channel and use an external device such as an Aquilla time code unit for this. And for a brand new device, being much cheaper than the ADATs were when they came out, this seems like a very good alternative to the bulkier rack mount solutions such as the TASCAM 24/24.
Laptop with a good soundcard, you do have a valid point to a degree. As long as your laptop supported 24bit 96kHZ recording, and was fully equiped to handle mike and line level inputs.. then yea. But most laptops are only released with support for 16bit 48kHz, just slightly above CD. I'm not aware of any PCMCIA cards that offer this fuctionality but you, but it wouldn't be far fetched for this to exist.
Mini disc, well you don't really have a valid point on. I don't remember the exact size of mini-disk, but I believe it's about 120megs per disk highly compressed. Doesn't really compare. Mini-disk isn't really adquate for something you'd wish to publish.
The advantage of this unit to you for example would be the fact that records at twice the sampling rate of CD, higher bitrate, is compatable with the prefered connections used in recording rather then consumer grade solutions like the mini disk.
I don't mean to flame you at all, you are asking a very logical question. But imagine if you were an audio professional, who considered buying a laptop for portable recording. This would run you a good chunk of change for software and the hardware, $1000-$2000 would be reasonable for such a device that records at CD-quality. Then imagine if someone offered you a digital recording device, something that doesn't need a computer to operate, but has the ability to download quickly and be manipluated for publishing. Assuming your application is exclusivly recording sound, the cost for the stereo unit is comparable to what you'd spend on a kick ass laptop.
Clearly you are happy with mini-disk... lots of people are. It's a great consumer grade product which provides (though some would argue) quality superior to cassette what is termed, *near CD quality*. I'm not knocking them at all, far from it. Mini-disc has done wonders to giving home users the ability make pretty brilient recordings. However when you start maniplulating sounds, you really don't want something that is compressed. A few transformations on it, and it will sound like crap. Your master recordings these days you want atleast uncompressed CD quality.
Is $2000 spendy? Well, compair to a Sony portable dat recorder fetching somewhere along the lines of $800. It's going to offer 16bit up to 48kHZ recording ability, which is most adquate for audio mastering, very portable, going to need some extras to plug into a mixing board, but will not provide 20gigs of storage nor firewire for quick transfer to a system, nor will it provide 24bit 96kHz sound quality.
But if you one to say mini-disc suits your needs, then great. To be honest, I have a hard time determining the diffrence between *some* mini-disk recordings and CDs. Mini-disk is cool. It's not CD quality, but most people don't notice. It just doesn't nessicarly meet the minium requirements for publishing a CD on a professional level, which just takes up more space then a mini-disk can hold. Dat, Adat, and digital recording is much prefered.
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
The reality is that mike technology has not made any great advances since the 1950s.
Just give a listen to DGG recordings on the Archive label from 1960-62, what they did with tape, tubes and great mics back then puts most modern digital crap to shame! I suggest Bachs Mass in B minor, if you want to hear great recording.
These things were done long before Polydor or Sony polluted the waters.
OH THE SHAME I fell off the wagon and use sigs again!
The cool thing about this is that it offers 2 tracks of 24/96 direct to HD recording. The people who want 24-bit words, the people who want that resolution, are the last people who would store their stuff as MP3. It makes WAVs (or BWFs, to get around the file size limit), which you can then mess with at home.
Did you miss that it's portable, and tiny, and runs on a camcorder-type rechargable battery pack? That if you need more than 3 hours at a shot it has a 5-18 volt locking DC input? The high-quality onboard mic preamps?
This is in a totally different category than a Mackie HD2496. The Mackie recorder is excellent for a studio, but I cannot fit it in my pocket, and if I could, how much extra gear would I need to keep it supplied with delicious power out in the field?
If I'm going to tape a concert, or make a documentary, or just go out and get samples for something, I'll go for a Sound Devices 722, and the presence or absence of MP3 support will have nothing to do with that.
-- Jeff Paulsen
I'm relatively new here, but has anyone already thought of this: Slashdot could mirror each site that its articles link to for a 24-hr period. (For that 24-hr period, the slashdot article would point to the slashdot mirror and thereafter, to the original site.) I used to laugh everytime I tried to load a page from a slashdotted site; now it just pisses me off.
With a laptop, Mbox (small enough to be quite portable), good mics, and ProTools LE, you have an affordable, portable, professional recording solution. Professional as in, pros use exactly this setup to do recording, editing, and mixing when on the road.
Buy an iBook, or G4 PowerBook, and the above Digidesign hardware and software. That's what real pros do.
See Digidesign's website .
Sure, that's what they said about Sony's DAT. Then poof, it was encumbered with DRM that kept you from making copies of your own music, recitations, bird calls, introspective silence, farts or anything as if it were owned by Micahel Jackson. We should not forget that twarted technology or the laws that did it.
It's taken this long to come up with an equivalent device. Want to bet the RIAA won't try to squash it? I would not bet on their failure.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
The problem with this is it can piss a lot of companies off. Why? Well most big web sites are funded by advertising. Having hundreds of /. readers viewing their site is a lot of income. Were /. to make a mirror of their site, all that income would dissappear. I think this is actually considered theft by many sites... not sure what the courts feel.
/. should mirror it for a couple days and email the web master letting them know and offering to take the mirror down if the web master so desires. In the event there are ads they should email the webmaster of whatever site asking permission and while waiting for a response post the story as is... but this would be a whole lot of work for /.
Contacting the web master asking permission before posting would take far too long.
Me, I think if the site doesn't have any ads
Keep in mind I'm an idiot, so my thoughts should be taken with a 25 lb. grain of salt or three.
-Derick
"I'll copy it if I want, laws and copyright be damned!"
But when the GPL is violated there is a virtual nerd riot here on Slashdot.
So you're surprised when people who like to share things are overprotective of the freedom to share things?
You make it sound like they're being hypocrites but they are not. In a world where idea ownership (i.e., intellectual property) didn't exist, the GPL would just be redundant.
Any other position would actually be *inconsistent* with the belief that monopolies over ideas are illegitimate.
microsoftword.mp3 - it doesn't care that they're not words...
I guess you, like 100s of other misguided /. devils advocates missed the VCR and DAT flaps, and the resulting Macrovision idiocy and DAT taxes.
Oh, and did we already mention the RIAA's attempts to legislate MANDATORY DRM into any device capable of recording sound digitally?
a portable 24/96 recorder is *not* old news. There is only one other product like it on the market now, except it's made by HHB and is $10k+ this is a portable, 2 channel 24/96 recorder with microphone preamps, spdif input, line input, an A/D and an internal 40 gig drive. roland didn't have anything near that in 1993
Well, the webcaster royalty payment law.
Then there was the AHRA from about 15 years ago (which killed off DAT as a consumer audio technology) Oh, and the levy on blank CDR's.
I dunno, did they lobby for the DMCA, or is 5 years too old to consider it? The reason the DMCA applies to DVD's is because they *do* include an access control technology. CDDA's don't. If you broke the access control technology on SACD, I'll bet you dollars to donuts that they'll come on you like a ton of bricks.
They've agreed to lobby against CBDTPA, however, we don't know what backroom deals were involved in this. Something like: ''The RIAA will stop pressuring Congress to institute mandatory copy-protection in new computers, and the tech groups will stop lobbying for enhanced personal-use rights to media.'' appears to be the case.
They're lobbying against MOCA.
This looks like a challenge to the DAT but to keep the quality up and remain pro it will always remain out of the price range of consumers. When you can walk around with an iPod that has all the tracks and convenience why would you bother with a pro bit of kit that is designed for recording live sounds (and has the outputs to support it).
There are already lots of DAT's that allow you to disable all digital copying due to the needs of professional studios but you don't see anyone on the train with one do you?
The reality is consumer and pro equipment has different needs and different functions and very rarely is there a crossover. I don't think the RIAA will be getting too worried providing this remains a pro choice...
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... the band doesn't get even HALF the money (or even a quarter of it for some bands).
Most bands don't gen ANY money from a commercially-made recording.
There have been any number of analyses published that explain why, unless you sell a million or more albums, you end up in debt to the recording company.
I do wonder what sort of deal a n unknown musician or band needs to sign to get their stuff on iTunes. Do you have to sign the rights over to Apple? Or will they put your tracks up on terms that give you part of the money? So far, I haven't seen any comment on this, only that Apple was making the top-selling commercial music available. Any pointers to info on this topic?
If Apple will give us nobodies a reasonable cut of the income without having to sign away the rights to our music, we'll consider them heroes. If they go the way of the recording industry and require the same sort of "standard" contract, then they're just part of the problem.
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