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Date: | Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:28:02 -0400 |
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Richard Pennycuick wrote:
>Karl Miller's interesting comments about online bibliographies prompts
>me to ask about the database which is accessed by Real Player, Windows
>Media Player and others to obtain track details. I'm sometimes surprised
>that some of the more arcane of my CDs are there.
Well, it turns out there are different database services used by
various players. After I bought an Apple iPod (THEIR spelling.....),
I complained to the Gracenote database folks about the way their system
handles classical music (one genre only:"Classical"). I was assuming
that iTunes for the iPod, Windows Media Player, and all other mp3 players
used the same database. The reply, in part:
"Microsoft doesn't use our database, they're not currently a
licensee, but iTunes is - and they've decided not to use our
genres!"
Nick Jones
Atlanta, Ga.
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