Sony to buy Gracenote - Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
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Track:Acute Paranoia Schizophrenia Blues
The people who have demonstrated that they have noting but contempt for the rights of music consumers - Sony ("*See a post about their DRM rootkit malware at my old blog*":http://electronictiger.net/roare/2005/11/talkin-sony-bmg-drm-rootkit-malware.html) - are buying Gracenote (formerly CDDB):
This makes me very nervous.
Will Sony start monitoring data requests to CDDB to see if you have music you didn't pay for?
Click here to go to my website.
Sony to Buy Gracenote Music Data Company
Sony Corp. of America will buy Gracenote, which made its name with software that identifies digital music files, for about US$260 million.("*Click here for the full story*":http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144974/sony_to_buy_gracenote_music_data_company.html)
Sony will keep Gracenote as a wholly owned subsidiary and use its technology in its own digital content, service and device offerings. But Gracenote's current business will keep operating separately and developing new technologies, and its management will remain, Sony said. It will pay $260 million plus "other contingent consideration," the company said.
This makes me very nervous.
Will Sony start monitoring data requests to CDDB to see if you have music you didn't pay for?
Click here to go to my website.
Comments (6)
Would this only come in handy for those using iTunes to play their music or are other online services using Gracenote? If it is only iTunes...then Sony BMG would not be getting a true picture of what the general online population is listening to. Just a theory. Not really sure what any of this means in the long run.