Claude

I think it would be better to post only the title and the introductory paragraph of an article and then the link to the complete article. That will cause no legal and no bandwith problem. Some newspaper sites such as the NY and LA Times require a (free) registration, so it's not so convenient to post only a link. But I´m sure that most people who read the Politics forum are registered at the NY Times. Quotes are allowed by copyright law, but an entire article is more than a quote. In Europe, someone who compiles a press review with complete newspaper articles for use within a company or a school doesn't need to ask for permission but has to pay a fee to the organisation that represents the copyright interests of newspapers.

The two ECM recordings by Julian Priester (Love, Love / Polarization) are great stuff indeed. In the Herbie Hancock Mwandishi vein. I found both LPs in mint condition recently.

I've decided to stop buying CDs for at least a few weeks (except some rare finds on Ebay or unexpected bargains or releases). While reorganising my collection (ca 1000 jazz and 500 classical CDs) I've discovered some great stuff I have to listen to again I listen to 3-4 CDs per day on average, so going through my entire collection would take some time. I try to stay a jazz listener, and not become an obsessive collector

In fact they could simply make a direct copy from a regular CD from their archives. All the titles that are available for order at "iclassics on demand" are albums that have been released on CD before, so there is no need to do anything with the mastertapes. CD copies can be done on every decent office PC. The only thing to organize is the mail-order, which many labels already do for regular CDs.

Check the new iClassics on demand site. iClassics is the web service of Universal classics. http://www.iclassicsondemand.com This currently includes only a small fraction of their back catalogue (mainly digital recordings from the 80's and 90's), but the concept is great, and the price is acceptable ($10 for a CD-R without artwork). It would be even more interesting for jazz labels whose recordings are much more unique than a certain recording of a classical work that is available in other interpretations.

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Seems that the Blue Note server can't handle the Norah craze

Here is their list of currently available LPs: http://www.blacksaint.com/pagine%20web/catalogs.htm I don't know if the older titles (analog recordings) are sourced from digital tapes, but unfortunately that's the case of most new LP pressings today. The remastering is done for both the CD and LP reissues. Only audiophile companies would do seperate digital and analog transfers. It doesn't mean that the sound must inevitably be worse though.

The music industry could adopt the SCO (the software maker, not the guitarist ) business model: stop making products and try to catch and sue intellectual property pirates. This hasn't yet proven to be successful though. SCO's Linux Fight

Maybe there are many entertainment company employees in New York, but for the rest of the world this is hardly relevant. I have visited many second hand stores in European capitals, but have never seen one which really offered a selection of music which could compete with regular CD stores. I have rarely seen "not for sale" CDs in second hand stores here. Great bargains and OOP CDs can be found there, but it will never endanger sales of new CDs.

Yes, it could be that the drivers suddenly could not be loaded anymore. Check also the Device manager (Control panel --> System --> Device manager) if there are alerts next to the display card and monitor entries.

I case just the display settings were changed, you can reset it this way: Start --> Seetings --> Control Panel --> Display --> Settings --> Adapter --> List all modes (It could be a little different depending on the video card driver) You monitor seems to be a 19" model, so the normal resolution would be 1280x1024 or 1152x864 (depending on your preference), true color (32bit), 85Hz refresh rate at least. Before you use the Windows Me System restore (which is not very reliable), be sure that it has regularly saved your system and contains a recent system state.

Everything is normal again, the BNBB still closed

The current protection schemes are so weak that any user who wants to crack it will be able to do it with the right tools and some information from the internet. The protected Norah CD I tried could be copied from my CD burner drive without any such cracking method. Apparently the copyprotection doesn't work with all PC drives. So the music would find it's way into filesharing networks even if all CDs were protected.

I've just seen the clip on german TV. It just looks too funny to be true. I can understand that some people thought it was a montage.

I've heard from someone with good contacts to EMI Europe that they plan to abandon the Cactus Datashield copyprotection scheme, because it has way too many compatibility problems (the new Norah CD was unplayable on my DVD player). He didn't tell me if they were to replace it with a better protection scheme or abandon copyprotection alltogether.

That's a bit too strong to be true, so I guess Swinging Swede is fooling us

David Murray & Milford Graves - Real Deal

Hi wesbed The K1000's don't isolate at all, they are as loud as very small speakers with the bass level turned down. The earpieces can be turned outside and fixed in that position, so that they don't touch the ears. This is a view from the back with the headphones fully open: Here are some reviews: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio...03/akgk1000.htm http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/akg/k1000_1.html http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread....&threadid=37865 http://headwize2.powerpill.org/ubb/showpag...7&fdays=&stime= http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=general&n=269486 http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue9/akg1000.htm http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread....=&threadid=2590 http://headwize2.powerpill.org/ubb/showpag...fdays=2&stime=0

The server is up, but the website is not accessible

By MICHAEL McDONOUGH The Associated Press 3/31/2004, 4:33 a.m. ET http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/in...30743243920.xml LONDON (AP) ? Music company EMI Group PLC said Wednesday it will slash staffing by 20 percent in its recorded music division, largely because it is ceasing manufacturing CDs and DVDs in the United States and Europe. In addition to cutting 1,500 jobs, EMI also said it planned to trim its global artist roster by 20 percent, largely by dropping "niche and underperforming artists" mainly in continental Europe. The London-based company will shut plants making CDs and DVDs in Jacksonville, Ill. and Uden in the Netherlands, and outsource its manufacturing in Europe and the United States. That will result in about 900 jobs being cut. EMI said the decisions were part of a "continuing drive to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in the changing global music marketplace." The company didn't specify where the other 600 job cuts were being made. It expected the cuts to yield savings of $91.5 million a year. EMI said sales for the year ending March 31, 2004 were close to the previous year's level, and added it would publish its annual results on May 24. In the year to March 31, 2003, EMI recorded sales of 2.17 billion pounds, down 11.1 percent from the year before. "In the financial year just ending, we have outperformed the industry on the most important measures," EMI chairman Eric Nicoli said. "In recorded music, we have enjoyed market share gains, with sales for the full year close to last year's level." In the Netherlands, CD and DVD manufacturing will be outsourced to MediaMotion and staff at EMI's Uden plant will be transferred to the same company. In the United States, Cinram International Inc. will make CDs and DVDs for EMI companies currently supplied by the Jacksonville plant. EMI said staff at the Illinois facility had been given notice of the job cuts. EMI is maintaining its joint-venture manufacturing facilities in Japan and Australia, and a small facility in Canada. The company also said that in several smaller countries it was consolidating its marketing through a single department. It will merge several smaller labels: the new age label Higher Octave was being combined with Narada, while the Christian music labels Sparrow and Forefront were being merged. ---------------------- dropping "niche and underperforming artists"? Will Blue Note keep Norah and Wynton and drop all the others?

I just got a used AKG K1000 ($250 instead of $700 new), which are dynamic "earspeakers" that need to be connected to an amplifier of at least 2x5W. Manufacturer page http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue9/akg1000.htm http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio...03/akgk1000.htm Because nothing touches the ears and the headphones are very light, they are extremely comfortable (that was my top priority, my ears tended to sweat under the Sennheiser). I'm currently using them with a Rotel power amp but have ordered a NOrh SE9 tube amp ($400), which has been recommended by many users for these headphones. The sound is very different from the Sennheiser HD580. The Senn's are laid back, warm and full but also veiled in the treble. The AKG's are rather lean sounding, with excellent impulse response and very precise imaging.

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I have a jazz record fetish too