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To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (33908)	3/6/2000 9:56:00 PM
From: Jim Bishop	Respond to of 150070

Looking at WLDC again too. Remembered it, when I did this yesterday.. We had it on the LIST at .11 when it was WACI. Message 13059287

To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (33908)	3/7/2000 10:03:00 AM
From: CerealMan	Respond to of 150070

200mph...got wldc in @ $1.625....gooo wldc...this one's gonna MOVE FAST...bigbuck can we borrow one of your trains...LOL... pops

To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (33908)	3/7/2000 6:05:00 PM
From: CIMA	Respond to of 150070

DSNY - Got this from IR today: Some of the media articles are just starting to come in from our recent attendance at the New York World Music Expo. This one is from PC World.com pcworld.com Coming Next: Ads with Your MP3s? Destiny Media designs encrypted MP3 files you can share (briefly) for a price. by Marc Ferranti, IDG News Service March 7, 2000, 11:44 a.m. PT Destiny Media Technologies, distributor of MP3 technology, is offering a new angle on the wildly successful music file format: a way for you to embellish the files you download, and a way for distributors to protect and profit from them. The company's MPE (encrypted MP3) format lets online music distributors bundle text and graphics along with the encoded music file. When you download a MPE song, you'll see additional material, like related art and marketing material, as well as music and production credits, according to company executives. They described their technology at New York Music & Internet Expo recently. Related MPE technology, integrated into both the song file itself and on back-end servers, lets online music distributors collect money from people purchasing the songs, manage distribution rights, and track sales and referrals. Destiny officials acknowledge they face a number of big-name players in the music distribution and digital rights management arena. But the Canadian company believes it holds a trump card in MPE. "MPE allows for what's being called 'viral marketing,' where one person who loves a song can send the file via e-mail to friends, who can then play a 30-second sample, and if they like it, purchase it as well," says Ed Kolic, chief operating officer for Destiny. Try, Then Buy When you download an MPE file, you get a package that includes the song compressed in MP3 format, a player, and the right to play 30 seconds of the song. If you then decide to buy the song, you click on a button on the player and, using a credit card, make the purchase. The format includes software that ties the song file to the unique identifier on your hard disk drive and portable MP3 player, Destiny officials say. You can send the file (and the related player) to friends, who can repeat the process of previewing the song and possibly buying it. On the money side, Destiny is setting up a payment scheme where all parties on the music production, copyright, creation, and distribution end, as well as Destiny itself, get a cut of each transaction. The company hopes to get about 15 to 20 percent of each transaction. However, Destiny has an uphill battle to fight against much bigger companies such as Liquid Audio, Microsoft, and Intertrust Technologies. Even if Destiny is among the first to market with a working solution, these other companies are working on digital-rights software that offers similar capabilities, says Dan O'Brien, an analyst with Forrester Research. "They're going to have to convince potential partners to trust that they have the ability to do the complicated rights management and transaction tracking on the back end," O'Brien says, "and they're up against much bigger players, some of whom already have commitments from major companies." ADVERTISEMENT Printer-Friendly Version Related Links How It Works: MP3 Play That Funky Download Anywhere Create Your Own MP3 Radio Station Why Industry Sued MP3.com External Links Destiny Media Technologies Liquid Audio Copyright ¸ 2000 PC World Communications. All Rights Reserved. Use of this service is subject to the PC World.com Terms of Service Agreement. PC World.com complies with the ASME Guidelines with IDG Extensions for new media.

To: StocksDATsoar who wrote (33908)	3/7/2000 6:06:00 PM
From: CIMA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

DSNY - More Press on Destiny: applelinks.com Destiny's New MPE Format Combines Graphics, Text and E-commerce with Secure MP3 Audio Monday, March 6, 2000 Press Release Edited By Applelinks Contributing Editor Charles W. Moore Destiny Media Technologies Ltd. has unveiled its new MPE format, a secure digital musical distribution system featuring graphics, text and e-commerce web applications. "This is an extremely powerful sales tool for record labels and content owners," said Ed Kolic, chief operating officer of Destiny Media Technologies. "Record labels can now distribute content digitally without fears of rampant piracy, and with the added benefits of instant on-line purchasing." MPE features state-of-the-art encryption to protect content, while delivering the high fidelity audio consumers have come to expect from MP3. A key locks the file to the user's specific computer and/or hardware device. In this way, when files are shared, as is common with Internet music listeners, the recipient still can preview the track, but needs to purchase their own key in order to unlock and enjoy the whole MPE. MPEs will be playable on portable platforms as well as computers, and capable devices will display the embedded text and graphics, making the format a much more effective promotional vehicle than any previous distribution technology. The format also embeds a small MPE player application into each MPE, simplifying the process of getting started with the format. The player is the streamlined and intuitive Destiny Media Player, recently ranked as the No. 2 most popular media player in an About.com poll. Record companies can embed text and graphics into the MPE, depicting CD covers, credits, lyrics, advertising, etc. The MPE provides direct web links for the content provider's web site and a direct order URL for e-commerce and other promotions. The file also tracks the web site the file originated from, thereby ensuring revenues back to the e-tailer. "Although the MP3 format allows independent musicians exposure to potential listeners, the potential for piracy has made many major records and recording wary of using the popular format," said Kolic. "MPE will finally put the control and revenue of music on the Web back in the hands of the artists and labels -- it's the solution they have been waiting for." MPE is supported on the PC, Macintosh and on hardware digital audio players such as the Songboy. Destiny is also expanding their RadioDestiny format to allow Internet broadcasters to stream the graphics, text and e-commerce functions associated with an MPE along with the audio already supported by RadioDestiny. MPE supports both MP3 and Windows Media File format, with the ability to incorporate new file formats as they become available. For more information, visit: destiny-software.com Charles W. Moore