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Napster's offer not a hit with record industry
"...Some of the world's largest music companies gave a swift thumbs down on Wednesday to Napster's dramatic proposal to pay... -
Playing fair with copyright
"...The appellate judges have spoken: the indiscriminate music-sharing bacchanalia must end. But can 62 million Napster users really be wrong?... -
EasyBuy2000 launched today its SOUL digital audio player
"...EasyBuy2000 launched today its SOUL digital audio player, which allows consumers to store and listen to over 11 hours (approximately... -
UK rejects CD-R tax
"...The UK will not follow the rest of Europe and impose levies on recording equipment and media. Indeed, the Government... -
Teac Japan announces CD-W516E (16/10/40)
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eac posted the full specs of the coming CD-W516E. The drive supports 16x writing,... -
Apple to repair G4 PowerBook DVD glitch
"...Authorized Apple repair dealers have confirmed that a known problem with the eject mechanism on G4 PowerBook DVD drives is... -
Make backups of SD2 protected CDs with PX-W1210A?
CDFreaks posted today that you can make perfect backups of SD2 protected CDs ,with PX-W124TS and PX-W1210A, if you simply... -
Elantec Semiconductor announces EL6248C
"...Elantec Semiconductor today introduced its new EL6248C, a higher-speed laser driver designed to enable higher speed factors in the production... -
Napster unveils new business model
"...Napster announced Friday it had taken a major step toward developing a member-based business model it hopes will turn into... -
Music industry blames Net for some revenue woes
"...The record industry poured a little more fuel on the online piracy wars Friday, blaming a steep decrease in CD... -
EU Copyrights may cover downloads…
"...The European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed tougher rules granting artists and record labels more copyright protection for their works downloaded... -
Constellation 3D and Plasmon plan to develop FMD manufacturing protocols
"...Constellation 3D and Plasmon today announced the completion of a formal agreement to jointly develop manufacturing processes for mass production... -
Philips reaffirms availability of CD-R patent license featuring only Philips' patents
"...Philips reaffirms availability of CD-R patent license featuring only Philips' patents. In addition to the standard CD-R disc patent licensing... -
BTC and Lite-On licenses TrueX DVD technology
"...Zen Research today announced that BTC and Lite-On have signed a license agreement with Zen that will provide BTC/Lite-On with... -
Borland adopts SafeDisc HD copy protection
"...Macrovision announced today that Borland has signed a three-year license for Macrovision's SafeDisc HD CD-ROM copy protection solution for worldwide...



