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.