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Consumers Can Protect Fair Use Rights to Music Files By Copying to Unprotected Formats
Digital rights managed (copy protected) devices such as Apple's iPod or Motorola's Krzr cell phones take away the consumer's right to fair use of the music and media files they purchase, but software such as Audacity allows you to make an 'open' copy of music as it plays on your computer (Los Angeles Times, 15-Oct-2006)


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Crestron's Adagio Entertainment System With New AMS Processor Wins Awards at CEDIA
Home automation and whole-house audio manufacturer Crestron introduced the new AMS and AMS-AIP processor/controllers to its highly-regarded Adagio Entertainment System (AES) at the CEDIA show earlier this month - and won a fistful of awards for its efforts (Audioworld, 29-Sep-2006)

Review: Sonos ZP80 & ZP100 WiFi Network Music Server System
First there was Apple's Airport Express WiFi Hub ($129 US), then came Slim Devices' Squeezebox ($299 US), and now we have the Sonos ZP80/ZP100 wireless home audio server and player system - an elegant and affordable (less than $1,000 US) system capable of true hi-fi performance in multi-room audio networks (Stereophile, 1-Oct-2006)

Mercora's M Puts Digital Music Libraries On Smart Phones
The new wireless music service 'M' by Mercora claims to have the jump on Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Zune, allowing smart phone users to listen to music files stored on their home PCs via wireless devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 (CNET News, 25-Sep-2006)

GTunes is Not Going to Happen, Google Tells Recording Industry
Talk of a Google music service to rival Apple's iTunes is way off the mark, and Google exec Chris Sacca used his keynote slot at the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) annual conference to set the record straight, saying Google's role in the music ecosystem is all about information and search (CNET News, 5-Aug-2006)

Widespread Adoption of In-Car iPod Integration Could Kill the Spread of Satellite Radio
Analysts following the development of the fledgling satellite radio industry say the U.S. automotive industry's move to offer factory-installed iPod digital audio player integration on the majority of new cars is a major negative blow for satellite radio (National Post, 5-Aug-2006)

Music Industry Makes Good on Threats to Attack LimeWire P2P File Sharing System
Continuing its pressure to force music file-sharing companies to either shut down, or adopt a business model that compensates record companies, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed suit against LimeWire, claiming that 'the scope of infringement caused by defendants is staggering' (CNET News, 4-Aug-2006)

Napster Music Subscription Service Could Be Sold
As the Napster digital music service struggles for subscribers and market share, chief exec Chris Gorog is sending signals that the business is open to offers from buyers or potential partners (TechWeb, 3-Aug-2006)

Digital Audio Copy-Prohibit Flag Law Would Hurt Satellite and HD Radio
A U.S. Senate committee has approved a new Telecom Act with 'audio flag' language that would mark music and other digital audio as copy-protected, and impede recording, storage or copying of material distributed through satellite (XM, Sirius) and HD Radio services (RadioWorld, 2-Aug-2006)

Slim Devices' Transporter Moves Uncompressed Digital Audio Around the Home Network
Slim Devices' Squeezebox is well known as a successful networked audio player for mainstream users distributing standard MP3 files around the home, but the company's new Transporter ($1,999 US) is aimed squarely at audiophiles who want high-end performance with uncompressed audio over the network (Stereophile, 30-Jul-2006)

Transporter Is the First Network Player Aimed at Audiophiles
Slim Devices' meat-and-potatoes network player is the $299 Squeezebox, but the self-proclaimed audio geeks who run the company have engineered the new Transporter ($2,500 US) for audiophiles who want their digital audio pure and uncompressed (Smart House, 26-Jul-2006)


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