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Apple Begins Rolling Out iTunes Match With Audio Fingerprint to Apple Music Subscribers (loopinsight.com)
In May, Vellum's James shared an ordeal that many people were able to relate to. Apple Music had deleted music files from his computer. It's an issue that many of us have faced over the years. At the time, Apple noted that it didn't actually know what was causing this. But it appears, it has finally figured out the issue and patched it. Jim Dalrymple, reporting for The Loop: One of the biggest complaints about Apple Music over the past year was that it wouldn't properly match songs subscribers had in their existing iTunes libraries. That problem is being fixed by Apple. Apple has been quietly rolling out iTunes Match audio fingerprint to all Apple Music subscribers. Previously Apple was using a less accurate metadata version of iTunes Match on Apple Music, which wouldn't always match the correct version of a particular song. We've all seen the stories of a live version of a song being replaced by a studio version, etc. Using iTunes Match with audio fingerprint, those problems should be a thing of the past. If you had songs that were matched incorrectly using the metadata version of iTunes Match, the new version will rematch to the correct song. However, it will not delete any downloaded copies of songs you have in your library. This is a very good thing -- we don't want songs auto-deleting from our libraries.
I stopped upgrading years ago. no value gained.
Ever since I performed an update on an iPhone 4S and it crashed, losing everything on it.
It just seems easier to ignore it entire and upload Mp3s directly to VLC (or a file management app).
Or, better yet, just go Android and ignore the iTunes ecosystem.
Apple Music had deleted music files from his computer.
If that's really true... then assuming that deletion was not wanted by the computer's owner, would that not be a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? Section 5:
(A) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer;
(B) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, recklessly causes damage; or
(C) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage and loss.
I was one of the foolish who subscribed to the free trial. Then like many others, the jackwagons deleted all my music collection. Luckily I had most of it on backup, but it took many days to even figure out what the heck was going on, and another day or two to fix it all on my pc, then reload to my phone and whatnot. Another reason to get an Android device. Would never trust these fools again.
This just in: expert software developers invent the idea of using a unique key to look things up in a database, instead of just the thing's name. Users cheer.
"I can't believe it! They figured out I had bought song 0xDEADBEEF instead of the Beastie Boys' cover of a Foghat ripoff of a Muddy Waters song. I'm glad, because seriously: fuck Foghat and the Beastie Boys!"
"OMG, when I got my 'I Am The Man' with the naughty words restored, I knew: these guys were database experts. I bet they're using Oracle instead of MySQL now."
"All the previous version of iTunes knew, was that I had bought that Led Zeppelin where Plant sings "baby, baby, baby." Every time I played that track, a different song came up. But then Apple invented the unsigned long integer. I suppose Google will be copying them soon. Second place luuuuzers!"
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Sorry, I call BS!
When did Apple EVER tell people that their file collection would be deleted?
They should have been in about 18,000 courts being sued by individuals.....
for deleting the files.
That sort of behavior is too similar to ransomware and malicious viruses to be any kind of error...
And if they didn't know, then their testing was for shite...
You mean I could have cloned the CDDB database and downloaded every song in Apple's library by simply creating dummy files with the right headers and structs?
Look, I am not one of those guys they say they pirate because they can't get the content as a DRM-free file. I would pirate music and movies anyway. But the ability to have my music and movies as plain mp3, m4a, avi, mp4 and mkv files and not having to tolerate problems like the above is definitely a plus. And if I want stuff on the clouds, there is always the Exodus plug-n for Kodi (not officially supported by Kodi obviously).
Interestingly, this is yet another reason to never buy DRM controlled music. Not only do you have to worry about all the usual problems with DRM schemes, you also have to pay attention to EULAs. Does the company have the right (not just the ability) to alter your content? In what ways? Have they modified the terms of the EULA since you signed up for it? NEVER BUY DRM CRIPPLED MUSIC, PEOPLE!
I am beginning to wonder if the Gun Nuts have the right idea...no, I am not in any way worried about the government becoming corrupt and needing to be overthrown. I ain't scared of the government. I am worried about the lawyers needing to be overthrown...
HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
SO presumably this deletion was accidental on Apple's part and they are fixing it.
But let's step back for a minute. Time after time, I see companies roll out services with EULAs that say in effect, "We own your ass. We can do anything we want. If we want to break into your house, shoot your dog, and sell your sister into slavery, we can, and there's fuck all you can do. You are nothing. You are an insignificant spec, and we are taking control over your miserable little life. If this EULA does not grant us enough power, then we are hereby reserving the right to change it at any time in any way we wish."
In some legal jurisdictions some of these clauses run into legal problems, but never mind that... why would any sane person ever agree to a contract where one and only one side can change the terms in any way it wants in the future? Even if it would be struck down in courts where you live, why would you want to support that business model to succeed elsewhere?
Because to me this seems a lot like:
Bob: Hey Joe, can I hit you in the face?
Joe: Sure! Yeah, that sounds good.
Bob: Really? And will you agree to let me do anything I want in the future? Such as hitting your mom in the face? Burning your house down? And you will have no recourse at all?
Joe: Yeah!! Anything! Anything at all. It's all good man!
Bob: Ok then.... *SMACK*
Joe: OWWWW! Why'd you do that?
Bob: Are you insane, Joe? You just told me I could. So I did. Why are you acting surprised?
I can see getting bitten by this once, twice... but the tenth time? The 50th time? Wouldn't you want to retain control over your own face, instead of granting Bob the power to hit you in it any time he feels like it?
From the UI I had no idea.
"In May, Vellum's James shared an ordeal that many people were able to relate to. Apple Music had deleted music files from his computer. It's an issue that many of us have faced over the years. At the time, Apple noted that it didn't actually know what was causing this. But it appears, it has finally figured out the issue and patched it."
So, to the fucking people that were on here saying it was bullshit because they'd never seen it AND loudly denying that it ever happened, SUCK IT, YOU ASSHOLES. Apple themselves just admitted it was happening and now they've (supposedly) fixed it.
Next time just keep your stupid fucking mouths shut so you don't make such assholes of yourselves.
Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
At the time, Apple noted that it didn't actually know what was causing this ... Previously Apple was using a less accurate metadata version of iTunes Match on Apple Music...
This is astonishing. Anyone, and I mean anyone, trying to manage a music collection is terribly aware that "metadata" for music is extremely unreliable, often not even able to correctly assign a track to the correct artist or album, and is entirely unable to determine the actual version of any track. It is basically just a slightly more complex version of deleting files by file name, rather than calculating a hash to determine whether it is the same file! (Gee aren't all files in the world with the name 1.mpg the very same song?)
The idea that Apple "didn't actually know" what the problem was, or how useless and dangerous there "match" approach was is not believable in the slightest, unless we assume extreme incompetence at every level of their music content business... (oh, wait...).
Second class citizen of the New Gilded Age
"This is a very good thing -- we don't want songs auto-deleting from our libraries."
This is a very basic thing -- nothing should auto delete from anyone's libraries without opting in.
Feel free to get the basics right, Apple. Jesus Tap-dancing Christ.
The Year They Hanged the Lawyers In Beulahland, this momentous event occurred in 1965. It is never mentioned in the history books, and information about it is restricted. (The Number of the Beast)
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errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
No problems on my 6s. Not sure if people just make this shit up for attention or have faulty hardware.
Only 999,999 more fixes needed.
I might see the figure as being appropriate for a yearly subscription, to be honest.. but I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would pay $10 every month for it unless they somehow actually like being separated from their money for some reason.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Will it replace 30-year-old recordings with newer, compressed (made louder) versions?
You can't "fix" a piece of turd by vomiting on top of it.
iTunes is absolute, total crap. If you're using it you must have a hole in your head.
Especially after it *DELETED* peoples files. Are you still using it after that ? I mean FFS. How stupid are you ?
Apple produce utter corporate crap. With a shiny interface. That suckers latch on to.
Frankly, I find Apple's business to be very disingenuous. Its built on the backs of so many consumers paying a premium for competent software, yet ends up with paid services that routinely attempts to delete their purchases and content or censor what the consumer has access to. Its not just the music, I don't think any of Apple's walled garden offerings are particularly fair. The App store routinely makes decisions on behalf of users as to what content should be available and what should be proactively removed. As a developer, thats just how I, and many people I work with feel. Strongly. Although, I should thank Trent Reznor of Apple for the wicked template.
Back in the day when I just started digitizing my CD's, if you'd asked me if I wanted some third party to have read/write access to my digital music library, I would have called you nuts.
I bought it, it's mine, and I don't need anyone to manage it for me, thank you very much. I still feel that way.
Now people are keeping the only copies of their music on devices that they don't control, running software they don't control.
And they want us to listen when they complain? Craziness.