On 10/08/2005, at 9:12 AM, Callum Prior wrote:
ABC radio's posh network, Radio National, is giving away free downloads. The MP3s are of live performances by acts including Ben Lee, Laura Veirs and Gelbison, recorded for the network's daily arts and music show The Deep End (weekdays, 2.20pm). RN's Nick Bron says the downloads are plain-vanilla, non-DRM encumbered MP3s. "No strings attached," he says. "Some of the artists/rights holders have restricted the amount of time for our usage of the material, but as we have a policy of only having six sessions up as MP3s at any one time, this won't be a problem. As new material is made available, older sessions will be removed from the website. All of this will be well within the rights period granted. Most artists will be available for download for about six weeks after the on-air broadcast. We are trying to keep some popular ones up for longer, Ben Lee for instance." Each show includes an interview as well as a live performance. Coming up: Marcus Teague (ex-Deloris) and Micah P Hinson. The free music downloads are part of RN's podcast program; visit abc.net.au/rn/arts/deepend for more information.
Also, there are quite a number of podcasts available for downloading from the ABC:
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/default.htm> Seeya Rod!
