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thanks to everyone...dd, dd, dd....gotta do it and gotta understand it!
thanks again!
three
thanks.
What other enhancements aside from free legal copies do they get? I should know this but I don't....sorry
thanks.
tbb
"Branding" I get...would that then insinuate that DRM is, for the most part, going to become "standard" within the music and DVD industries?
much appreciate your patience with my questioning.
thanks,
tbb
Forgive me if this question seems dumb but here goes. I've pondered this for a while now. Stern and SIRI, I get...Stern and scmi/mmxt I don't get. Most music buyers are not interested in DRM. From what I've read this seems to be why it's taking so long for DRM this to catch on in the US. It's the record labels that want it...of course w/o taking away from the "buying" base.
What am I missing here?
thanks
"dumb dumb" a.k.a. threebabiesbusy
MMXT Article. If this article has already been posted I must have missed seeing it. Thought I'd share....
Copy-Controlled and Enhanced CDs by MediaMax Technology Pass Certification Testing with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Car Stereo Manufacturers
Distribution Source : PrimeZone Media
Date : Tuesday - April 12, 2005
PHOENIX, April 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- MediaMax Technology Corporation (OTCBB:MMXT), the seller of MediaMax(tm), the most universally accepted and best selling enhancement and management technology for CDs in the U.S., is pleased to announce that it has undertaken a comprehensive worldwide certification process intended to demonstrate and publicize the outstanding playability and compatibility of the MediaMax copy management and enhancement suite of products.
MediaMax Technology Corp. has received the initial test results and certification from Orient Power Car Stereos Limited, the manufacturer of automotive stereos found in most Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars (http://www.orientpower.com). "We are pleased to be working with MediaMax Technology to certify playability on our Ford Motor Company branded radios. Their team has been very responsive and the results have all been positive," stated Ricky Yuan from Orient Power.
MediaMax Technology Corporation has an exclusive marketing agreement with SunnComm International, (Pink Sheets:SCMI) to sell MediaMax -- America's best selling audio CD copy management and enhancement technology. Both companies earn royalties for every disc manufactured containing its proprietary copy management and enhancement software.
Eric Vandewater, SunnComm's Chief Technology Officer added, "We are also providing various production and test CDs to Alpine Electronics GmbH in Germany, manufacturer of automotive stereos, navigation and mobile media equipment. In addition to their own Alpine-branded car stereos, they supply OEM CD changers to BMW and Daimler-Chrysler worldwide. Our certification process provides access to major manufacturers of end-user CD playback equipment and is designed to insure that MediaMax CDs continue to maintain exceptional compatibility and playability across the board in virtually every machine that plays an audio CD."
According to William Whitmore, MediaMax Technology's President, "The successful completion of this first phase of certification testing with Orient Power takes us one step closer toward becoming the recognized world standard in CD copy control and enhancement technology."
thanks alj. The reason I ask is I found the site where a 3rd party investor in scmi...Affiliate Associates out of NY acquired the services of a "stock awareness" company ShazamStocks. The guy's name is Ken Weiner. Just wondered if he was one in the same as kenco.
thanks again.
tbb
Question re: poster on RB site...
Is there any chance that kenco is Ken Weiner from shazamstocks?
thanks.
TBB
pt. 2
Hackers build backdoor into iTunes
Published: March 18, 2005, 4:06 PM PST
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hasn't talked to a lawyer. Because PyMusique doesn't actually break through Apple's copy protection, the programmers have predicted in previous blog postings that the software is legal.
Apple's iTunes terms of service do seem to disallow any unauthorized access, however.
"You will not access the service by any means other than through software that is provided by Apple for accessing the service," the iTunes terms of service says.
Annette Hurst, a San Francisco copyright attorney, said the software appeared to cross legal lines. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, bars software that "avoids" or "bypasses" antipiracy mechanisms, she said.
"Those are pretty broad words," she said. "I would be very concerned about this if I were their lawyer.
A test of the PyMusique software showed that it did allow the purchase of songs from iTunes, and that the songs were saved in the unprotected AAC digital music format rather than in Apple's protected Fairplay format. Songs could not be downloaded without establishing an iTunes account and paying the ordinary price for the music.
Apple's rights-management software already allows iTunes customers to burn the songs they buy to CDs, which can themselves be ripped into unprotected MP3 files.
Johansen said the work is specific to Apple's store, and would not be easily applied to other download stores such as those operated by Napster and Microsoft.
"I can't say whether it's possible without looking into it first," Johansen said in an e-mail. "The iTunes Music Store sells files in a open format--AAC--which is what makes it attractive."
Johansen said that two other programmers, Travis Watkins and Brocious, had done much of the work on the Linux software, while he had developed the Windows version.
The Norwegian programmer has been a constant thorn in the side of the entertainment industry for more than half a decade, as the most public face among programmers testing the power of rights-management protections.
As a teenager in 1999, he worked with other still-anonymous programmers to create and release software called DeCSS, which allowed Linux-based computers to play DVDs, but that could also be used to copy the movies. That action led to years of legal battles in which Hollywood studios and their allies sued Web sites and software makers trying to keep the DeCSS code offline and off store shelves.
That legal strategy was successful; judges in the United States ruled that the code was illegal to distribute or sell. Nevertheless, DVD-ripping programs remain widely available online.
Johansen himself was prosecuted in Norway as a result of his work on DeCSS, but was ultimately acquitted.
The programmer has since turned his attention to Apple's iTunes store, studying the interior workings of the software and coming up with tools that can help strip the copy protection off purchased songs. The PyMusique release is related, but not directly dependent on his earlier work, Johansen said.
Recent Article worth reading pt. 1
Hackers build backdoor into iTunes
Published: March 18, 2005, 4:06 PM PST
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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update A trio of independent programmers has released new software that allows people to tap into Apple Computer's iTunes music store and purchase songs free of any anticopying protections.
Joined by Jon Johansen, the Norwegian programmer responsible for distributing DVD-cracking code in late 1999, the programmers say their "PyMusique" software is a "fair" interface for iTunes, primarily aimed at allowing people who use the Linux operating system to purchase music from Apple's store.
Jon Johansen But with a Windows version of the software also available, it's likely to trigger a legal response from Apple, which has closely guarded access to its online music store and has depended on its copy-protection software to gain rights to sell music online.
In an interview late Friday, one of the program's creators, 17-year-old Pennsylvania high school student Cody Brocious, said the ability to save songs without copy protection was essentially an accident derived from the way Apple's system downloads songs. He said the software wasn't intended to harm Apple.
"The intent of the project was to be able to purchase files from the iTunes Music Store," Brocious said. "I believe very firmly that the project is ethical and does nothing but good for the community at large."
Apple representatives had no immediate comment on the software.
The PyMusique release is the latest and most ambitious skirmish in a long-running battle between Apple and hackers intent on removing digital-rights management from the company's songs. As the most popular online music store, Apple has helped prove that consumers will purchase copy-protected songs but also has been a test case for whether that copy-protection can sustain attacks.
The release draws from the work of a handful of scattered programmers over the past year who have successively identified how different pieces of the iTunes software works.
Brocious said he started his project after hearing of another programmer's work creating a Web-based interface to the iTunes store.
He and other programmers found that the iTunes store downloads songs wrapped in encryption, but that music purchasers are given the key to unlock that encryption when they buy a song. Ordinarily, the iTunes software would then rewrap the song in Apple's FairPlay digital rights management software, he says--but with their Linux version, that separate step didn't turn out to be necessary.
The result was a song that had been paid for and downloaded, but lacked the copy protections Apple's store ordinarily provides.
Brocious, who has left his most recent development on the software to another programmer, said he hasn't been contacted by Apple and
spenny...hi there! Therefore if you were to believe in the technology and wanted to buy one of the stocks which one would it be....mmxt or scmi?
thanks.
tbb
Thanks for all your efforts...it's all much appreciated.
TBB
i'm not sure what you mean by that kenco...ric and i are friends. We have known each other for years...and we do not "naked short"....
k-i-t meant keep in touch.
take care,
tbb
ric,
You're a good man....
K-I-T
tbb
e2
always appreciate your insights and feedback...
much thanks.
tbb
nb...good luck to you too...
I have to agree with your assessment that those selling certainly couldn't be profiting much, if at all...therefore it must be frustrated traders that don't see much upside in the near term or other more legitimate investors that feel that there monies would be better off in another investment for the time being....
Regardless...i'm holding.
fly...thanks.
Personally, I am a stay at home mom that loves to dabble in the stock market. Right now i'm getting killed and can only hope this stock (scmi) comes back around and the enthusiasm and belief in sunncomm re-emerges.
sonus54 is a good friend of mine and with him having pulled out yesterday...well, it doesn't really bode well for my gutt feeling.
thanks and the best to you.
tbb
Frustrated...
OK guys, we're too close to the 4 cent range now. Are we just having an off day or iyho's are we headed lower?
Also, are posters...longs specifically...holders of both scmi and mmxt?
thanks.
e2...
Thanks for the great feedback. How long have you been invested in scmi and what brought you to the company? I, myself, only for a few months, but have tracked a bit longer. Originally turned on to the stock by sonus54...who recently sold his 2mm share position just yesterday.
I'm with you in that i'll take a bit more "gruff" from the pinks but do expect a much better roi than just 10-15%...more like 10x.
I'm glad you felt comfortable with Mr. Robins. I realize he can't push pinks on his clients, but I wonder if he could "share" with them once it is announced at months end that scmi is in a definitive merge agreement with mmxt and will be fully merged and reporting sometime in Q3.
Did he provide you with any insight as to the 90mm additional scmi shares and how that only dilutes sh value.
I also struggle with "why" if we are so much further ahead than macrovision, why are the two stocks trading at such different pps? I would think those vested in mac would also throw a few grand down on scmi, if nothing else, based on more bang for the buck.
Over the past week our trading pattern has turned extremely negative..imo...and i really hope we do not see the .04's.
take care!
TBB
e2...i'm anxious to hear what you are able to learn from Mr. Robins...his expectations of revenue, company growth and future forecasts and EVEN your opinion of his credibility.
thanks.
TBB
ric...no apologies necessary but thank you. I'm hanging in for a bit longer...
Nothing else really jumps out at me to move the funds to anyhow.
Keep in touch.
tbb
e2...if it was mentioned I didn't catch it...sorry...what investment banking firm is Mark Robins with?
Did you speak with him personally?
We really need additional IB firms if not invested, at least following the companies progress? What is SCMI doing to promote this amongst the investment community other than merging with MMXT as means to move to bb?
thanks for your feedback...much appreciate!
three
Where is everybody???
What time today is the meeting being held?
thanks.
ric...
Clearly we all question whether we're going to see the rise at shm as we've all expected and have seen in the past.
There are however a couple of items that differ from last year's trend, namely the merge between mmxt and scmi. Would you place any merit in the strategy to hold out thru the actual merge and move to OTC board? Could Apple relations be more likely announced after that takes place. I've been wondering if strategically the companies are holding out on any major news for post merge. keeping the disparity nominal between mmxt and scmi seems necessary to maintain the 1:1 merge.
How off base am I?
BT news out today....WOW what a shocker!
Explain please...w/o jabbing at me...could someone please explain the reasons for and consequences of...the issuance of 90mm additional shares?
much appreciate.
TBB
Sahd..."My understanding is that AAPL is interested in us for more than just iPod." Could you please expand....
much thanks.
tbb
How do you know Eric was at Apple? Definately a positive sign.
ii2...i understand them to be close too or already at 100% compatible...
MAC-ready announcement is very much needed.
take care
tbb
IMO...with the exception that current pps stinks...somewhat of a positive sign is nobody is selling at these levels. Those that are probably just don't have the energy anymore to give a care...jmho.
I realize this...company stock doesn't do them any good at current levels...even if they didn't pay anything for it. I'm sure they want a tad bit more than 5-6 cents a share.
I imagine you are holding some shares and just a bit scepticle...am I correct.
I've only been invested since the .07 range...and am definately NOT pleased to be down a few grand on a penny stock.
If the company can "make" happen what we would all like to see...ie Apple Deal...good things should happen for us.
take care,
three
I spoke with IR at scmi last week. There is such an enormous level of, not only opptimism in the company, but pure excitement about the companies future...I sure hope they offer up some solid news at this weeks meeting.
take care,
TBB
Would anyone be surprised if we don't have the annual bounce at the shareholder meeting? This year trading strategy is probably going to be somewhat different then in the past. I wonder if we don't see any "REAL" upward momentum until the merger btw mmxt and scmi has a binding letter of agreement versus letter of intent.
All food for thought...
TBB
L-2 via Alphatrader has 13K plus shares traded...4000, 1,500, 4394X2, 500 and a new post of 5606X2.
Question...the 4394 block of shares traded this a.m. has been counted in today's volume twice...did it legitimately trade twice? Rather did someone buy it and then turn around and immediately sell it for that .003 spread. For that block to have counted twice, as it did, it would have had to go thru 3 sets of hands. I see this a lot on this stock...what gives?
TBB
what do folks suppose an exclusive deal with Apple/iPod would do for the SCMI/MMXT share price?
IMO such a deal would translate positively for SunComm and MediaMax. I realize it's some years later, but do any of you recall when NVDA and MSFT joined forces? That investment saved my portfolio during the late 90's downturn and recessionary period. The deal meant a $20 or so initial "pop" and 3 splits within a relatively short period of time.
Also, think back to when siri was trading at 18 cents. I remember laughing when a family member who happens to be a semi-truck driver told me I should get some shares because all the truck drivers were using it. I though he was crazy!!! I didn't buy siri at that level, but did at $1.80 and was/am still very happy with my investment.
In the case of scmi, i feel fortunate to be savvy enough to get in at it's current pps and in doing so, have "LOADED" the boat, house, etc. etc. with shares...LOL
Good luck to everyone...
TBB
.282 was the pps on the last trend up before we trended down and now in to our current upward trend. For a complete "novice" in TA, would it be somewhat appropriate to assume we touch down to that price here in the nearterm?
much much thanks.
threebabiesbusy
aka. TBB
When I spoke to IR about 4-6 weeks ago...she said they were in daily contact with Apple...sounded very enthusiastic when she spoke of them.
An apple IPOD announcement would be huge for the company...imo.
Is SCMI still holding it's annual shareholder meeting on 4/29?
much thanks.
tbb
My level 2 shows "0" trades today for qtig...HALTED???