[Dixielandjazz] Spiralfrog playback update.

[Marek Boym]

Only available in the US and, perhaps (I don't remember), Canada.
We that live in the old world shall have to do without it (Australia
too, even though it is "the new world").
Cheers

On 30/09/2007, Lowell Busching <verbose at daktel.com> wrote:
> As Bill pointed out in an earlier post, the Spiralfrog downloaded files
> are indeed protected to prevent you from sharing the files off the
> computer you downloaded them on. Thus although you can save the files to
> external media like any other files, they are not playable from the
> disk. Spiralfrog conveniently gives  you a window stating that the
> playback codes are "missing" and suggests that since the downloads are
> free, for someone on another computer to simply go to the site, register
> and download them. Fair enough at the cost. Free.
>
> So the advice would be that if you want to listen to them on another
> computer, just download them to that computer. If you really feel you
> can only listen to music if it is on a portable disk, for your car etc,
> then use one of the alternate methods, hopefully legal, to save the
> audio. There are several programs out there that will do this.
>
> The quality of the audio after doing that is not good enough for you?
> If so, you are probably one of those who buys your CD's from one of
> those companies that specializes in CD's for your trained or sensitive
> ears, and you are probably not interested in Spiralfrog or the
> conversion programs anyway.  Sorry I bothered you on list. Delete.
>
> Mad Dog
>
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