Gracenote Defends Its Evolution

In the beginning was a music recognition database called CDDB, and it was good. Now, people accuse Gracenote of stealing its success. CDDB and Gracenote architect Steve Scherf sets the record straight.

Comments

Re:It was good?

[ari_j]

I think that the blurb was more of a failed attempt at invoking a bad cliche than it was factual. Face it - the writing and editing here have always sucked and will always suck in the future. You just have to tune out the bad cliches, bad grammar, bad spelling, and bad humor. That usually leaves you with a link to an article, and if you use Google you can usually find the actual information that the article is re-reporting. That said, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em: never RTFA and post lots of comments. Doing anything else will grind the system to a halt. :P

Re:Very bizarre outcry from the techies...

[geoffspear]

I, for one, will drag you into a protracted legal battle if you try to turn my Slashdot comments into a book and sell it for a profit.

As for influencing opinions, I hardly think even the most fascistic copyright fanatics in the RIAA, MPAA, or BSA would argue that a changed opinion is a derivative work.