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IP: REALNETWORKS DENIES ITS AUDIO STREAMS CAN BE RECORDED
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:47:25 -0400
RealNetworks has come under fire from the British Phonographic Industry, which has issued a warning to broadcasters that music played on the Internet using RealAudio software could be recorded using a widely available software called Audio Rack. RealNetworks has said its RealAudio software, which is used by 85% of Internet broadcasters, blocks users from saving audio streams as digital files. "Because we are not downloading the whole file, the content is not resident on the hard drive," says RealNetworks' manager of consumer products. But BPI consultants say they "stand by their assertion that software in their possession will record RealAudio streams, irrespective of whether the record facility is enabled." Meanwhile, Virgin FM's webmaster says RealAudio streams could be converted into .wav files but only at the audio quality set by the Web server. In Virgin's case, that's 28.8 Kbps -- "not the equivalent of burning a CD." (TechWeb 7 May 98)
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