Marantz Professional Unveils PMD620 Portable Digital Recorder

Marantz Professional has unveiled the PMD620, their newest and smallest handheld portable recorder. It offers direct-to-MP3 recording in three quality levels, as well as fully uncompressed, CD-quality 44.1/48 kHz .wav format in 16 or 24-bit resolution. Sound quality is enhanced by the inclusion of two condenser microphones as well as line and external mic inputs, and an external mic output. The new PMD620 also utilizes the SD flash...

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US Justice Dept Aligns With RIAA Against Jammie Thomas

In an expected move, the US Justice Department stated that it will defend the constitutionality of the copyright law that a jury decided Jammie Thomas violated when she made 24 songs available on KaZaA, a popular Peer-To-Peer (P2P) file-sharing network. Thomas was fined $222,000 and is challenging the constitutionality of the penalty, which she feels is excessive. The US Justice Department issued a statement in a Minnesota court...

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