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posted at 3:00 PM

"Australia plans to endorse CD-copying kiosks in a controversial world-first plan that legalizes music piracy. The Australian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society [AMCOS] will allow an Adelaide-based business to operate CD-pirating kiosks nationwide for a modest royalty payment. The coin-operated kiosks could open in shopping malls, supermarkets or record stores from September and charge $5 for each CD 'burn'. Some independent operators have already installed copying machines in convenience stores, but their legality has not been tested.  Read the rest of the story here.
posted at 4:56 PM

Have you ever wanted to convert your LP or audio cassettes to the MP3 format?  Want to convert LP to CD?  Do you just want some cool music on a compilation CD?  CNET has a great tutorial just on how to do so!  Check it out!
posted at 3:06 PM

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Netflix is one of the few dot-coms out there who has really become successful providing a DVD rental service.  The company has over 600,000 subscribers since they started and are growing fast.  Their service is actually really cool for the many movie buffs out there.  You pay $20 US per month to rent DVD that arrive by mail, but it's only for US residents.  If you're interested in the success of Netflix, take a look at this Salon.com article!
posted at 5:00 PM

A slashdot.com poster had an excellent comment: "'I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.' Jack Valenti said this in 1982 in testimony to the House of Representatives on why the VCR should be illegal. He also called the VCR an "avalanche" and a "tidal wave", and said it would make the film industry "bleed and bleed and hemorrhage". This speech is an important part of history, yet until today it had never been published on-line in its entirety. Valenti's testimony was published today by Cryptome. It's essential background reading if you want to see just how little the MPAA's arguments have changed in two decades." Compare to the Analog Hole document and they're virtually identical (except Valenti was playing on anti-Japanese sentiment then, and today it's anti-pirate sentiment). Of course, the MPAA was unsuccessful in plugging the "VCR Hole" - insufficient lobbying and clueful judges stopped them. The MPAA successfully adapted to the changing times and today sells about 70 million cassettes for rentals and 600 million cassettes for home viewing every year (both numbers are on the decline due to the rise of DVD)."
posted at 9:30 AM

The developers of Winamp have given reasons why users should not use the WMA or MP3 Pro file formats, rather, they suggest the MP3 (LAME) format or the open source OGG Vorbis format due to the licensing fees, quality, and overall ability to be used on many different Operating Systems.  Take a look at the full article here.
posted at 3:23 PM

Canadians may find themselves paying a huge levy on any type of storage media such as blank CDs, compact flash memory cards, DVD discs and even MP3 players among others.  The proposed tax would set customer back 59 cents (CDN$) for each blank CD-R!  For more on this issue, read the entire article from Wired.com.
posted at 2:30 PM

Lately, I've really gotten hooked on John Mayer, a great new music artist from Atlanta, GA.  My favourite song is "My Stupid Mouth" from his recent release "Room for Squares".   This guy has some great lyrics and a style like Dave Matthews Band.  Check out his website for more details.
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posted at 10:43 PM

For new users or the curious type, check out our CD Burning Checklist for details on what you need to burn CDs. We made it simple, easy, and a quick read to give you a little background knowledge about CDs, burning them, and what you'll need. Take a look!
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