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 Micro/software-Tracking gegen MP-3-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
 
 Nette Firma das, ermöglicht e-kommerziellen Unternehmen,
 Verbreitung & Verkauf von Software, Musik etcetera ad
 infintum zu tracken. Reciprocal heisst sie & seit heute heisst
 ihr neuer Partner Microsoft. Die alt/eingesessene
 Geld/drucklobby Recording Industry Association of America
 (RIAA) leitet rechtliche Schritte gegen die Hersteller von MP
 3 Playern ein.
 
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 Jim Hu
 March 8, 1999, 2:15 p.m. PT
 ....
 The investment gives Microsoft a 10 to 15 percent stake in
 Reciprocal, formerly known as Rights Exchange, which is
 expected to go public in the next year or two, the company
 said.
 ....
 Reciprocal enables companies to securely share, sell, or
 distribute content ranging from music to text over the
 Internet. The software also allows content-oriented
 companies to track usage and financial transaction patterns.
 
 The investment in Buffalo, New York-based Reciprocal is part
 of Microsoft's attempt to boost its e-commerce efforts, which
 have lagged behind those of other technology companies. It
 also pits the software company against other giants such as
 IBM and AT&T in a key arena.
 ....
 The move also will help Microsoft in a battle against
 RealNetworks, which makes software for playing audio and
 video programming over the Internet.
 ....
 Securing copyrights over Web content remains one of the
 most sensitive issues around the Web, especially in areas
 such as music. Web music downloading has also sparked a
 conflict that has pitted the recording industry against the
 widespread playback of the MP3 audio compression format.
 
 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has
 said MP3 is the technology of choice among music copyright
 pirates, and has taken legal action against manufacturers of
 devices that play back MP3 files.
 ....
 
 full text
 http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,33416,00.html
 
 relayed by
 Lars Gollnow <lg@mp3.de>
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 published on: 1999-03-09
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