Chef Rocco joins WOR-AM
He may have lost his restaurant that was featured on NBC's "The Restaurant," but Chef Rocco Dispirito is now going to be cooking on the radio. He's signed on to be the permanent host of "Food Talks" which airs daily 11-noon on WOR-AM New York.
Phil Harper dead at 64
Long-time Seattle radio veteran Phil Harper, whose on-air career ran the gamut of formats, died Monday (10/11) at age 64. With numerous Seattle call letters on his resume, Harper was still pulling a fulltime gig at the time of his death as "Buffalo Phil" in afternoon drive on Classic country KYCW-AM, while also serving as the voice of non-commercial Jazz KPLU-FM.
Clint O'Neil dead at 60
Clint O'Neil, who brought Reggae music to WLRN-FM Miami listeners for more than two decades, died Sunday at age 60 of colon and lung cancer. A Jamaican native, O'Neil began his career as a night club DJ on the US-Canadian Reggae circuit before settling in Miami, where he began to host "Sounds of the Caribbean."
XM, Napster, Live 365 now available through Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center
More threats to at work listening: XM Satellite Radio is now offering its new Internet radio service XM Radio Online through Microsoft's Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Microsoft users can choose XM Radio Online by clicking on the Windows Media Player 10 Digital Media Mall or through the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Online Spotlight.
XM Radio Online subscribers listen to XM over the Internet for a monthly fee of 7.99. XM Satellite Radio subscribers receive a discounted rate for XM Radio Online of 3.99 a month.
Napster also introduced the Napster Media Room Edition, specifically designed for viewing through a TV or home entertainment center. The Napster media Room Edition is also available as a featured service in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PC, just unveiled at the Microsoft "Digital Entertainment Anywhere" launch event.
Live365, the largest Internet radio network, also announced its network and diverse array of stations will be available on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
Entertainment industry asks high court for ruling on file sharing
The RIAA and MPAA have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that favored Grokster and StreamCast Networks, the makers of software that allow users to trade copyrighted files over peer-to-peer networks (8/23 RBR Daily Epaper #164).
The new petition argues, "The Ninth Circuit's decisiown threatens the very foundations of our copyright system in the digital era," claiming software companies like StreamCast and Grokster "brazenly encourage and profit from infringement" of copyright.
The petition also argues that the decision in the Ninth Circuit conflicts with an earlier decision by the appeals court in the Seventh Circuit on peer-to-peer technology. That case, decided in 2003, upheld an injunction against Aimster, another file-sharing service, on the grounds that it facilitated copyright infringement.
The conflict between two circuit court decisions could increase the likelihood that the Supreme Court would grant cert to the appeal.
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