Wine, Cheese, and Copyright

A little bit of this, a little bit of that... commentary on the new happenings going on in the world of entertainment, technology and copyright. Also with a touch of random happenings and akward moments.

08 November 2006

CMJ, the Recording Academy, and the Archos 604

Sorry for the delay in posts. It's getting closer to crunch time for this semester. Added to that, the CMJ Marathon was last week. Totally a blast, minus the fact that you have to get to the big shows 3 or more hours early to get in. I couldn't get into the Shins because they gave preferential treatment to ticket holders over the CMJ badges. Wait, aren't these the badges that most people paid $500 for? Why are they even selling tickets? Of course they'd pack the house still.

Oh well... I only paid $35 anyway. On to better things.

The Recording Academy was at CMJ as well. While there, they released a report entitled "What's the Download Survival Guide". The report, which can be found here discusses digital download "etiquette" as well as downloading trends and a history of downloading. The report, as DigitalMusicNews.com states, "continues a kindler, gentler tone... less aligned with the RIAA approach... [which] has succeeded in fostering a negative perception of the music industry." The Academy summarized its views with this statement:

In order to compete with copyright infringing P2P sites, record labels, artists, and publishers need to make every sound and video recording available and easily accessible for purchase. In return, technology companies must resolve the issues surrounding compatibility and interoperability among portable devices and downloading services.

What a novel idea. Working WITH consumers to improve the marketplace? Wow. Never would've thought of that. Meanwhile, the RIAA continues it's lawsuit crusade, this time going against the children of Patricia Santangelo.

When will they learn...

Finally, a new digital music player has entered the market. Archos has released a Wi-Fi enabled video player ahead of Microsoft's Zune. The device, dubbed the "604" has 30 GBs of storage space, touch screen controls to access the internet and email, and device to device compatibility. The big kicker for me is its ability to connect to set-top cable boxes and DVD players to record video. Portable DVR maybe? I'm not sure exactly how well the Wi-Fi and its device compatibility will be, but it looks like it could be a real buy.

Either way, it's still going up against Apple and Microsoft. Maybe good technology will find a way...

Cheers!

Thanks to DigitalMusicNews.com

2 Comments:

At 08 November, 2006 16:18, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The 604 Wifi has 30 GB of storage, not 160

 
At 08 November, 2006 17:22, Blogger Matt Robinson said...

Sorry. The post at DigitalMusicNews.com said that Archos recently released a 160 GB portable video player, but that is NOT the 604.

 

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