A group of technology trade groups, consumer advocates, and lawyers have filed more than 20 briefs in support of peer-to-peer software vendors facing a U.S. Supreme Court showdown with the movie industry later this month. Groups filing briefs in support of Grokster and Morpheus distributor StreamCast Networks argued that the movie industry's attempts to use courts to shut down the two P-to-P vendors would stop innovative new technologies from being introduced in the United States. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the MGM versus Grokster case on March 29.

The entertainment industry attempted to stall several technologies, including the VCR, the copying machine, and tape recorders, as they became available, but in the end found ways to make money from those technologies, said participants in a press conference organized by digital rights advocacy group Public Knowledge. The case could affect the "entire American technology sector," said Fred von Lohmann, senor staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil rights group.

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The converted digital audio files can be archived on a computer or burned to a CD. When combined with a Mac system equipped with Garage Band (included in iLife) or Sound Studio, Mac users can export directly to their personal iTunes music libraries. Music files created with Instant Music can be played back from a PC or a portable MP3 player and are compatible with digital media receiver devices like the new ADS Tech Media-Link Wireless Receiver. With Media-Link connected to a home stereo system, consumers can play back all of the music stored on their PC.

To begin recording, users simply plug the Instant Music device into a computer's USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port. Once the files are converted, the Nero Mix, Nero SoundTrax and Nero Wave Editor software bundled with Instant Music can be used to arrange them into play lists, edit start/stop times or add a cross fade from one track to the next for a smooth transition. With the step-by-step wizard features, even novices can personalise their music by selecting tracks, adding transition effects, and using the equalizer to set the volumes. For professional results, the Audio Cleaning tools can be used to filter out unwanted pops, clicks and hisses.

In addition to Instant Music, PC World is also selling the Instant TV range, from ADS Tech. This new family of products will allow users to watch record and manipulate analogue television through their PC.

Pricing and Availability
The Instant Music is priced at 39.99 GBP including VAT, and is available from PC World, Amazon, dabs.com and savastore.com



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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Harsesis on 02 Mar 2005 - 11:12
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee RIAA/MPAA collective pwnage soon
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Jugalator on 02 Mar 2005 - 12:05
Well of all reasons they have to protect their software from the RIAA, I think this is actually a valid one. P2P technology is useful not only for file sharing, but a huge number of various other apps. Skype uses P2P for example, and hardly in an illegal way. Letting P2P technology evolve will probably now and then give someone ideas for interesting new uses of it, and companies being stopped in their tracks for their users using it for illegal purposes is a bit silly. Stick with the user lawsuits if you so necessarily need to do that, IMHO.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by shao on 04 Mar 2005 - 15:31
which do we kill? the movie industry or the tech industry?

well, neither, because p2p doesn't harm the movie industry, only making crapass movies, which hollywood seems ever more intent to do, harms them.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Mongrel on 02 Mar 2005 - 16:23
Speaking of which, what's the deal with Exeem - hasn't worked for weeks...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by WhatsMyName on 02 Mar 2005 - 17:47
eXeem is working for me
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Arckon on 02 Mar 2005 - 17:49
I just hope that the **AA finally realize that the Internet has really changed the way the world does business. I the Artists/Record/Movie labels need to focus on other ways to make money instead of suing everyone on the planet for downloading their works. It's never going to stop. I believe that if they lower their prices instead of raising their prices because of new copy protection measures, more people will buy their stuff and show more trust in them.

I think things have gone far enough, and we (the consumers) need to speak out about this...and actually make sure something gets done about it instead of just talk.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Endersothergame on 02 Mar 2005 - 18:37
I agree with #5. Based on the fact that if they keep in line with making it illegal, they will only spawn more ppl trying to find different ways to do what they do now. If the item were closer to its actual value instead of severly inflated ppl might be more inclined to spend money on it. <instead of simply stealing it and getting it for free>
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by SquareSoft0 on 02 Mar 2005 - 23:20

The rules are, backs turned, 10 steps forward, loser goes home in a coffin.
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