@(#)CDDB 6.15 01/05/14 Gracenote CDDB® --------------- Xmcd and cda supports CDDB, the largest and fast growing database of CD information on the Internet. The CDDB concept was originally pioneered by xmcd, and is now embraced as a standard by many other CD and music-related applications. With CDDB, you do not have to type in the artist, disc title, track titles and other disc information for the CDs in your collection. Xmcd and cda automatically queries the CDDB server, and if the query is successful, the information is displayed. CDDB access is free of charge to end users, but you can use this feature only if your system has a working connection to the Internet, either via a dial-up link or a dedicated connection. On some platforms, this release of xmcd/cda supports the new CDDB˛(tm) service with many enhanced features. On the other platforms, the CDDB "classic" service is used. To determine which mode xmcd is running in, click the wwwWarp button (world symbol) and select "About xmcd...". The pop-up information window will indicate whether the CDDB˛ or the CDDB "classic" service is being used. Also, after a successful lookup, the xmcd front panel will indicate "CDDB˛" or "CDDB" depending on the mode. As of this writing, xmcd and cda are CDDB˛-enabled on the following platforms: OS Platform Version -------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD x86 3.x, 4.x HP-UX PA-RISC 9.x, 10.x, 11.x Linux-libc5 x86 2.x Linux-libc6 x86 2.x Solaris sparc 2.x, 7, 8 Solaris x86 2.x, 7, 8 SunOS sparc 4.1.x UnixWare x86 1.x, 2.x, 7.x Please refer to the xmcd official web site's download area for the latest list, as Gracenote may add CDDB˛ library support to more platforms over time. Using xmcd's wwwWarp feature, you may also access dynamic content provided by CDDB˛, or search the CDDB database. Using CDDB˛ ----------- On selected platforms, xmcd uses the enhanced Gracenote CDDB˛ Music Recognition Service(sm) (MRS) to get the artist, title, track, credits, and other information about the CDs you play. This service is free and automatic. The first time you use the service, you must register with CDDB. To register with CDDB, just play a CD with xmcd. The CDDB User Registration window appears automatically. Select a user handle and password. The remaining information is optional, but does help CDDB provide better service. Once you register, you do not have to re-register, unless you want to change your registration information or settings. To change your CDDB˛ registration information, open the xmcd CD Information / Program Editor window (click on the button on the xmcd main window with the file cabinet symbol) and select the "Register..." button. The CDDB˛ service features richer content than the "classic" CDDB service, and provides international support via the use of the UTF-8 Unicode character set. Using "classic" CDDB -------------------- On those platforms that the Gracenote CDDB˛ interface library is not available, xmcd uses the "classic" CDDB service (same as what was used in xmcd version 2.x). This service is also free, automatic, and does not require user registration. However, "classic" CDDB provides less content than CDDB˛. The CDDB interface library automatically translates between "classic" CDDB music categories and equivalent CDDB˛ genres. Thus, only those genres are available in the xmcd genre menus. The "classic" CDDB service provides support for ISO-8859 character sets only. Also, it will not provide data for the following CDDB˛-enhanced fields: In Album Details: - Sort title, "The" - Year - Record label - Compilation - Genre 2 (secondary genre/subgenre) - Disc x of y - Region In Album Credits: - Role - Name - Notes In Album Segments: - Name - Start track/frame - End track/frame - Notes In Segment Credits: - Role - Name - Notes In Track Details: - Sort title, "The" - Artist - Year - Record label - BPM - Genre 2 (secondary genre/subgenre) In Track Credits: - Role - Name - Notes If you submit album data to CDDB while running in "classic" CDDB mode, these CDDB˛-enhanced fields will not be submitted. Finally, "classic" CDDB does not support the CDDB Music Browser, the Album-specific URL links, or the URL submission feature under xmcd's wwwWarp menu. Submissions to CDDB -------------------- Xmcd displays the album, track and credit information downloaded from CDDB. If you see any omissions or error in the data, you are encouraged to correct it and use the Submit button to send it back to CDDB, so that others may share the corrections. Gracenote CDDB® Terms of Use ---------------------------- This application contains software from CDDB, Inc. of Berkeley, California d/b/a Gracenote (Gracenote). The software from Gracenote (the Gracenote CDDB Client) enables this application to do online disc identification and obtain music-related information, including name, artist, track, and title information (Gracenote Data) from online servers (Gracenote CDDB Servers) and to perform other functions. You may use Gracenote Data only by means of the intended End User functions of this application software. You agree that you will use Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers for your own personal non-commercial use only. You agree not to assign, copy, transfer or transmit the Gracenote CDDB Client or any Gracenote Data to any third party. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA, THE GRACENOTE CDDB CLIENT, OR GRACENOTE CDDB SERVERS, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREIN. You agree that your non-exclusive license to use the Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers will terminate if you violate these restrictions. If your license terminates, you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers. Gracenote reserves all rights in Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and the Gracenote CDDB Servers, including all ownership rights. You agree that CDDB, Inc. may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name. The Gracenote CDDB Client and each item of Gracenote Data are licensed to you AS IS. Gracenote makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy of any Gracenote Data from in the Gracenote CDDB Servers. Gracenote reserves the right to delete data from the Gracenote CDDB Servers or to change data categories for any cause that Gracenote deems sufficient. No warranty is made that the Gracenote CDDB Client or Gracenote CDDB Servers are error-free or that functioning of Gracenote CDDB Client or Gracenote CDDB Servers will be uninterrupted. Gracenote is not obligated to provide you with any new enhanced or additional data types or categories that Gracenote may choose to provide in the future and is free to discontinue its online services at any time. GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Gracenote does not warrant the results that will be obtained by your use of the Gracenote CDDB Client or any Gracenote CDDB Server. IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES. Gracenote CDDB® Proprietary Legends ----------------------------------- CDDB, Inc. d/b/a "Gracenote." CD and music related data from Gracenote CDDB® Music Recognition ServiceSM © 2000, 2001 Gracenote. Gracenote CDDB Client Software © 2000, 2001 Gracenote. U.S. Patents Numbers #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, and other patents issued or pending. CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. CDDB-Enabled, the Gracenote logo, the CDDB Logo, and the "Powered by Gracenote CDDB" logo are trademarks of Gracenote. Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of Gracenote.