Mon, 13 Nov 2006

Gracenote Defends Its Evolution

Interesting tech history - surely the rumors abounded after the sale of CDDB, but Scherf does have a point. All the code and data generated when the product was under the GPL is still available if you're willing to go get it, and anyone could and use it to build a business.

In the beginning was a music recognition database called CDDB, and it was good. Now, people accuse Gracenote of stealing its success. CDDB and Gracenote architect Steve Scherf sets the record straight. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.

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