................................. To leave Commie, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/commie_leaving.html ................................. Filters, file-identification, etc... ---> Jarmo Lundgren, multimediatsaari Helsingin Sanomat, Verkkoliite p. 09-1227554 / 040-5345868 "Less is moo." - The Holy Mad Cow > -----Original Message----- > From: Napster News [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29. kesakuuta 2001 12:05 > To: Napster News > Subject: Napster News Flash! > > > ..................................................... > Napster News > 2001.6.28 > ..................................................... > > A lot has been happening at Napster and we'd like to bring > you up to date. > We're hard at work on the new service, which will launch > later this summer > (more about that soon). We're really excited about it and > think you will > be, too. In the meantime, there has been a major change to > the current > service that you need to know about. > > We've been working tirelessly to meet the court's requirement > that Napster > block access to files that copyright holders have asked us to > exclude from > the Community. To be as thorough as possible, we employed filtering > technologies that often blocked more files than were noticed > by copyright > holders. If we hadn't done so, the court, at the continued > urging of the > major record companies, may have shut Napster down. > > We've now developed more sophisticated filtering tools based on a new > file-identification technology that uses "acoustic > fingerprinting." This > technology will allow us to identify more accurately the > works shared in the > Napster Community and to block the music that we have > received notices on > (as the 9th Circuit has required). In the long run, this process will > improve the Napster experience. It is also an important > element of our new > system that will pay artists when their works are shared > through Napster. > > We launched our new application using this technology last > week, and as of > Wednesday, June 27, we're no longer supporting earlier versions of the > Napster application. > > We know that this new technology has resulted in a temporary > but dramatic > decrease in the number of files available in the Napster > Community. That's > because we're having to fine tune and verify a technology > that has never > been implemented on such a scale before. As we continue to refine the > system, we will be able to identify more files faster. As > more users upgrade > to the new versions and more files are identified, more music > will become > available through Napster. When you download the new > application and log on, > you're strengthening the Napster Community. > > In the meantime, one sure way to find great new music is to > check out the > Featured Music tracks in our Discover section. There are new > selections > each week and hundreds of tracks in the archives in a wide > range of musical > genres. All the established and emerging artists whose works > are featured, > from Dave Matthews Band to Deltron 3030 to Keoki to Sigur > Ros, support file > sharing and the Napster Community. > > The steps we're taking are critical in moving the Napster > Community forward. > Now as much as ever, Napster's strength depends on our > Community. Please > download the latest version of Napster from the link below, > and tell your > friends to do the same. > > We appreciate your support. And thanks for sharing. > > Napster version 2.0 beta 10.3 for Windows > >>http://www.napster.com/win/download/ > > Napster version 1.0 beta 2 for Mac > >>http://www.napster.com/mac/download/ > > ..................................................... > >>>>> Taking Care of Business > ..................................................... > > >>Newsletter Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Newsletter Archive: http://newsletter.napster.com/archive > >>Tell a Friend to Subscribe: http://newsletter.napster.com/ > >>Unsubscribe: http://newsletter.napster.com/unsubscribe/ > > ..................................................... > >>>>> Copyright 2001 Napster, Inc. > ..................................................... > > Please feel free to share this publication in any noncommercial way > you see fit. >
