yup thanks for the correction irafas. Considering I bought my last cd last year (The Music) and not from any of those well known places and I bascially pilfer off others maybe I should shut-up!
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yup thanks for the correction irafas. Considering I bought my last cd last year (The Music) and not from any of those well known places and I bascially pilfer off others maybe I should shut-up!
..No, Bugger it, opinions are fun even when wrong!
Hmm, Destra sounds interesting...
http://www.destra.com/
http://www.destramusic.com/
Telstra however is doing BigPond (ISP) Music Channel http://www.bigpond.com/music/ and of course only does WMA works...
Both are through web browsers however, I think Telstra is working with NineMSN to work with Media Player.
1st Qtr for iTMS in Aus I'm hoping.
http://www.destra.com/
http://www.destramusic.com/
Telstra however is doing BigPond (ISP) Music Channel http://www.bigpond.com/music/ and of course only does WMA works...
Both are through web browsers however, I think Telstra is working with NineMSN to work with Media Player.
1st Qtr for iTMS in Aus I'm hoping.
Who is Destra
Destra is a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange (I used to be a shareholder - I bought my shares when they floated 6 weeks after the tech wreck!). Bought at 30 cents, sold around 20 cents and they went down from there.
They originally listed under the name of ehYou.com (a pun on .com.au), and changed their name a while later (Destra is latin for "write" or something like that).
One of the domains they own is mp3.com.au
An interesting company, based in Melbourne, run by twenty-something Domenic Carosa. Their web hosting division is the second or third largerst in Australia, behind Telstra.
Destra is a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange (I used to be a shareholder - I bought my shares when they floated 6 weeks after the tech wreck!). Bought at 30 cents, sold around 20 cents and they went down from there.
They originally listed under the name of ehYou.com (a pun on .com.au), and changed their name a while later (Destra is latin for "write" or something like that).
One of the domains they own is mp3.com.au
An interesting company, based in Melbourne, run by twenty-something Domenic Carosa. Their web hosting division is the second or third largerst in Australia, behind Telstra.
The music industry is closed off is an understatement. Any industry that is made up of so many lawyers into protecting it's money (don't be fooled, it's not about protecting artists, the majority don't see jack sh** of any royalties) and based in draconian business with hints of paranoia. The best thing for the music industry in most places would be anarchy and the system rebuilt the way it was in the 60s and some of the 70s when it was actually about music, not about evil greed and packaging.
I bet they putting them in aac for ipod and the new nokia phones that DO NOT support wma, but DO support aac 
AAC
I think the article is not very clear. It says that Destra is offering the tracks in WMA and then:
The tracks are also available in AAC.
But maybe it is just that
The tracks are also available in AAC at the iTMS (US).
meaning that they don't have any exclusive tracks there. On the destra page they have Windows Media as technology partner, but not Apple.
Question: Is there any one company that bought a licence of AAC/FairPlay from Apple? Please name a single one.
I think the article is not very clear. It says that Destra is offering the tracks in WMA and then:
The tracks are also available in AAC.
But maybe it is just that
The tracks are also available in AAC at the iTMS (US).
meaning that they don't have any exclusive tracks there. On the destra page they have Windows Media as technology partner, but not Apple.
Question: Is there any one company that bought a licence of AAC/FairPlay from Apple? Please name a single one.
Re: Re: AAC
What do you mean?
The following is a quote from http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/authorization.html
The iTunes Music Store uses FairPlay, Apple's new digital rights management system that's designed to be fair to the artist, to the record companies and to you.
What do you mean?
The following is a quote from http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/authorization.html
The iTunes Music Store uses FairPlay, Apple's new digital rights management system that's designed to be fair to the artist, to the record companies and to you.
Re: Who is Destra
Destra is Latin for 'right', not 'write'. Sinistra is left, destra is right.
Hope they also make things right!
Destra is Latin for 'right', not 'write'. Sinistra is left, destra is right.
Hope they also make things right!
he he. yeah, if Destra do things right... someone might actually get the jump on Apple!
oh well. whatever. it's all good for the citizens of Australia.
oh well. whatever. it's all good for the citizens of Australia.
So Destra runs online music stores for HMV, Sanity, blah blah blah.
Why not Apple? If Apple don't want to go to the hassle of doing all the licensing for Australia, then they may as well have the Australian iTMS run by Destra (for a commission, or something). It would be easy to incorporate it into iTunes.
If Destra actually are intending to support AAC+Fairplay and the iPod, then this might be the reason.
Why not Apple? If Apple don't want to go to the hassle of doing all the licensing for Australia, then they may as well have the Australian iTMS run by Destra (for a commission, or something). It would be easy to incorporate it into iTunes.
If Destra actually are intending to support AAC+Fairplay and the iPod, then this might be the reason.
Man what i would love to see more than anything from Apple right now(besides new G5's of course ) is an international ITMS Music store. Im talking about one where I as a US consumer can listin to and DL songs from oh say Japan's ITMS. That would be sooo sweet. I think it would be really awsome for Apple, the Artists, and the consumers. I know many people, myself included who are VERY interested in checking out other countries music. If Apple did this they would likely see a huge sales increase in every country where ITMS comes ot exist.
) is an international ITMS Music store. Im talking about one where I as a US consumer can listin to and DL songs from oh say Japan's ITMS. That would be sooo sweet. I think it would be really awsome for Apple, the Artists, and the consumers. I know many people, myself included who are VERY interested in checking out other countries music. If Apple did this they would likely see a huge sales increase in every country where ITMS comes ot exist.That is quite exciting actually as I really do feel that the iPod is hugely undermarketed in NZ - I have had one for six months and last week was the first time that someone actually said "hey you've got an ipod". Normally its "whats that white thing on your desk?" (admittedly I don't get out much!)
It would be great to see it take off here - because ipods/itunes really do give everyday people (windows users) a glimpse of Apple's strengths. - My Dad now has an iPod and is swearing his next computer will be a mac.
I talked to one of the guys at Auckland Uni Campus IT when first ordered my 20GB iPod earlier in the year about the level of iPod marketing in NZ.
He said that with some of Apples previous marketing campaigns in NZ they had over promoted and undersupplied which had made them look like idiots.
With the iPod campaign they had only dont minimal marketing and achieved (relative) huge success. Most stores Bond and Bond, Noel Leemings etc had sold out in the run up to Christmas.
Apple NZ's problem is that although they can order as many iPods as they have orders for from Apple Australia, they only get what is allocated and we are a VERY SMALL market.
Aparently Apple NZ sold 500 iPods last year as reported in the NZ Herald in January
I have also noticed more people walking around town with the "tell tale" white buds in their ears. My Dad was very impressed with the sound of my iPod when I showed him recently.
I would/will be looking forward to seeing iPods being sold at Sounds Stores in Auckland in the near future.
Hi WinMacguy
Yeah, as with most things we do suffer from being about the most marginal marketplace in the English speaking world!
I too have seen a couple of earbuds around down here - asian students mainly - which is great to see.
iPods really do sell themselves once people are aware of what they are - and I do sense some momentum building - seems to be heaps of 'cameos' on american TV shows this season too. All good for the platform!
Yeah, as with most things we do suffer from being about the most marginal marketplace in the English speaking world!
I too have seen a couple of earbuds around down here - asian students mainly - which is great to see.
iPods really do sell themselves once people are aware of what they are - and I do sense some momentum building - seems to be heaps of 'cameos' on american TV shows this season too. All good for the platform!
Special article on the end of 3 News last night regarding the arrival of the iPod mini in NYC on Friday between 6pm and 8pm NY Time with ques of people lined up around the corner of the store!!!! good to see it getting a mention
I also notice that new show late on 3 on a Sunday night from Australia with the host having a Lap top Tibook with him!
booring
PowerBook G5!
Headless iMac G5!
G5 3.33 GHz speedbump!
Newton!
iPod Video-on-demand-wi-fi!
....MARKLAR! (There, I said it!)
Anything goes, just give me good rumors to chew on! Enough about iTMS, Pepsi commercials, McDonalds, MiniPods and general nick-nack (like the millimeter-technology behind the new 970fx-proc.)
Gimme som real flesh, here!
PowerBook G5!
Headless iMac G5!
G5 3.33 GHz speedbump!
Newton!
iPod Video-on-demand-wi-fi!
....MARKLAR! (There, I said it!)
Anything goes, just give me good rumors to chew on! Enough about iTMS, Pepsi commercials, McDonalds, MiniPods and general nick-nack (like the millimeter-technology behind the new 970fx-proc.)
Gimme som real flesh, here!