Creative Removes FM Recording

malware · Oct 17, 2006

This week, Creative announced that it will be removing FM radio recording from its portable music players from now on. Creative has released a new firmware update for its Zen MicroPhoto and Zen Vision:M players that removes FM recording. This move is result from RIAA's war on FM recording. MP3s, satellite radio and FM radio are all part of the RIAA's music portfolio. Earlier this year, XM Satellite Radio was handed a lawsuit by the RIAA for allowing its subscribers to record satellite radio broadcasts onto portable XM players. XM argued that while users were able to record whatever they pleased, the songs were not transferable and users were not able to move data onto a computer. Despite this important detail, the RIAA pressed forward anyway, indicating that it wanted XM to pay a hefty $150,000 for every song that XM users downloaded. Companies are now facing stricter regulations and consumers continue to face ongoing lawsuits. Besides removing FM recording off its new Zen firmware, Creative also introduced several minor fixes such as video zooming and language support.

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DaMulta · Oct 17, 2006

More BS

ktr · Oct 17, 2006

funny think is that ppl dont know about firmwares are gonna do this new flash.

i_am_mustang_man · Oct 17, 2006

the RIAA should be ashamed of what they are doing to the good art of music

Exceededgoku · Oct 17, 2006

I guess they got bored sueing old womem, and the likes..

pt · Oct 17, 2006

RIAA should be :nutkick:

again and again and again....

Agility · Oct 17, 2006

Shame Shame!

jocksteeluk · Oct 17, 2006

well ateleast they dont operate in Europe.

pt · Oct 17, 2006

jocksteeluk said:
well ateleast they dont operate in Europe.

yet....

XooM · Oct 18, 2006

next up: lets outlaw the mix-tape!

stealthfighter · Oct 18, 2006

OMFG!!! WTF
this makes me want to fukn dictate the damn world and knock some damn sense into it. Stopping FM recording? what the hell. Radio is there to be listened too for free. Be it live or not (recording) it's there to be listened to for free. It seems that the only way to get music now is to buy thier CDs for 20$ which probally has only 1-3 songs on it you like or sign up for bullshit services like napster that u have to pay for and when you canel it deactivates the music on your hard drive. What people will do for money these days. It's so true that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer because the rich are the bastards that do anything to get money from the poor.

I hate society.

DaMulta · Oct 18, 2006

DVR for car radio FTW

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