RIAA feeling the threat of Audio Xtract complains to FCC

September 16, 2004

A while back, we reported that some people are turning their backs on P2P and instead have focused their attention on a new, perhaps safer means of obtaining free music, recording Internet broadcast streams. One progam that we know of that is gaining some attention for doing just that, is called Audio Xtract. We weren't sure of the legality of this software and now, it seems like the RIAA is uneasy as well. Go figure. Anyway, Gene Schenberg, Vice President of Business & Customer Development at Jambalaya Brands, maker of Audio Xtract says in this Music Industry News report: "Get it while you can" as it seems the RIAA has set it's sites on his company now.

I could not help but think of 321 Studios when I read that remark. So you can imagine my surprise when I visited the Jambalaya Brands site, only to see that they have acquired the remaining inventory from 321 Studios, stating that the software company "has discontinued operations." Small world.

Recent Letter to FCC Strikes Out Against Fair Use for Internet Radio

The following is being issued by Jambalaya Brands:

As students all across America were getting ready to head back to school, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was busy beefing up its prolonged attack on consumer fair use rights and emerging consumer technologies. In a quietly-submitted letter dated August 16, 2004, lawyers for the RIAA warned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a "real and imminent" threat, citing the recently introduced internet radio recording software Audio Xtract, which allows consumers to use their PC -- just like a VCR for TV or a tape deck for AM/FM radio -- to legally record internet radio broadcasts for personal use.