Jordan Koch wrote:
quoted 5 lines On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, mantra wrote:
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> On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, mantra wrote:
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> > how can it determine if its eMusic or not.. ive know nothing about emusic so
> > do they like have special mp3 formats or something...? I don't dig...
Hi, kids. I'm a web programmer for EMusic. I've been reading and posting
to this list for aa couple of months now.
There's a lot of misunderstanding about what's happening with the
Napster stuff. I'll try to clear a few things up.
(Note - I'm not responsible for the concept or implementation of this
policy, so please don't bombard me with flames. If you have
constructive, or at least calm, criticism, please send it to
service@emusic.com. Be polite - the poor people in the service
department get plenty of unwarranted abuse already.)
Here are some common misconceptions:
1) "EMusic is breaking into my computer! They're violating my privacy!"
You've already violated your own privacy by allowing Napster to publish
your songlist. The search program gets the same information off your
computer as any other Napster user in the world. No more, no less. If
you're concerned about the amount of information that's being published
worldwide when you run Napster, talk to Napster.
2) "All you have to do to avoid getting caught is rename / remove ID3
tags from / re-encode your files."
This won't work. The program uses an "audio signaturing" technology
(developed by Relatable
http://www.relatable.com ) to compare your files
to the files in EMusic's catalog. The Relatable signature is based on
the audio waveform (not the disk file) of the song in question, and
allows fuzzy matching. Filename, ID3 tags or even which encoder or
encode settings you used don't matter.
3) "I ripped those tracks from a CD I bought! They're not from EMusic at
all!"
EMusic doesn't care if you make MP3s from CDs, even if they're CDs by
artists EMusic distributes. But when you start sharing them on Napster,
you're distributing music for which EMusic has sole electronic
distribution rights. EMusic has a responsibility to the artists and
labels it represents to make a good faith effort to prevent unauthorized
distribution of this music.
Again, I am not responsible for these policies, so please don't scream
at me. I am speaking as a private individual here, not as a
representative of EMusic. Any factual errors in the above are my own
damn fault. :)
(Kevin returns to his cave, praying for the online distribution issue to
get settled once and for all so that he doesn't have to keep paying
import CD prices on IDM releases...)
--
Kevin | "Philosophy, improperly applied, inevitably
Murphy | leads to paralysis."
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