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Freedb

January 01, 1970

Freedb was a database of user-submitted compact disc track listings,[1] where all the content was under the GNU General Public License. To look up CD information over the Internet, a client program calculated a hash function from the CD table of contents and used it as a disc ID to query the database. If the disc was in the database, the client was able to retrieve and display the artist, album title, track list and some additional information.

Freedb was launched in 2001 based on the CDDB (Compact Disc DataBase) after it had been changed to a proprietary license and renamed "Gracenote".[2] As of 24 April 2006, the Freedb database held just under 2,000,000 CDs.[3] As of 2007, MusicBrainz – a project with similar goals – had a Freedb gateway that allowed access to their own database.[4] The Freedb gateway was shut down on March 18, 2019.[5]

In 2020, Freedb was shut down by Magix, a German company that had acquired it in 2006.

History edit

The original software behind CDDB was released under the GNU General Public License, and many people submitted CD information thinking the service would also remain free. The license was later changed, however, and some programmers complained that the new license included certain terms that they couldn't accept: if one wanted to access CDDB, one was not allowed to access any other CDDB-like database (such as Freedb), and any programs using a CDDB lookup had to display a CDDB logo while performing the lookup.[6]

In March 2001, CDDB, now owned by Gracenote, banned all unlicensed applications from accessing their database. New licenses for CDDB1 (the original version of CDDB) were no longer available, since Gracenote wanted to force programmers to switch to CDDB2 (a new version incompatible with CDDB1 and hence with Freedb).[6] The license change motivated the Freedb project, which is intended to remain free.

In a 2006 interview with Wired, CDDB co-creator Steve Scherf pushed back against criticism that with the license change, Gracenote had privatized a public good created by the work of unpaid volunteers, noting that the data submitted to CDDB before the license remained available for download on freedb, and arguing that the stagnation of freedb at that point showed that "the focus and dedication required for CDDB to grow could not be found in a community effort".[7]

Because it inherited CDDB's limitations,[8][9] there is no data field in the Freedb database for composer. This limits its usefulness for classical music CDs. Furthermore, CDs in a series are often introduced in the database by different people, resulting in inconsistent spelling and naming conventions across discs.

Freedb was used primarily by media players, cataloguers, audio taggers and CD ripper software. As of version 6 of the Freedb protocol, Freedb accepted and returned UTF-8 data.

Magix acquired Freedb in 2006.[10] MusicBrainz – a project with similar goals – released a Freedb gateway in 2007, allowing users to harvest information from the MusicBrainz database rather than Freedb.[4] This service was shuttered in 2019.[11] A 2011 review observed that "unlike the flat file database structure of freedb.org, MusicBrainz is structured as a relational database, which has allowed MusicBrainz to expand its scope."[1]

In June 2020, Freedb.org went offline (after its the impending shutdown had been announced in March 2020).[2] Asked by Heise News about the reasons for the service's demise, Magix stated that the updates required by a changing legal and technical environment had made it uneconomical to maintain.[2] An expert quoted by Heise ruled out server costs as the reason, observing that a single request to the service amounted to just around five kilobytes of transferred data.[2]

gnudb.org has continued to provide the Freedb.org database after Freedb.org was shut down.[12]

Client software edit

Further Freedb aware applications include:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Stutzbach, Alisa Rata (2011). "Review of MusicBrainz". Notes. 68 (1): 147–151. ISSN 0027-4380.
  2. ^ a b c d Haas, Karl-Gerhard (2020-06-23). "CD-Datenbanken: freedb ist tot, es leben die Alternativen!". heise online (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ joerg (2006-04-24). . freedb. Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
  4. ^ a b Kaye, Robert (2007-06-25). "FreeDB → MusicBrainz gateway now available!". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ "Freedb gateway: End of life notice, March 18, 2019". MetaBrainz Blog. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. ^ a b . freedb. Archived from the original on 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
  7. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2006-11-13). "Gracenote Defends Its Evolution". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  8. ^ . CD Trustee. Sane Soft, LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ Brown, Stan (2016-12-18). "Taming iTunes & iPod for Classical Music (and Non-Classical Too)". Oak Road Systems.
  10. ^ kaiser (2006-10-04). . freedb. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
  11. ^ "Freedb gateway: End of life notice, March 18, 2019". 18 September 2018.
  12. ^ "A new home for the freedb.org database to make sure it stays free". Retrieved 2020-07-13. Now 14 years later we have seen that Magix the owner of freedb.org has decided to take the cddb service on freedb down. As we stated in 2006 on gnudb.org "A new home for the freedb.org database to make sure it stays free.", we now have to stay to our promise and do our best to make sure it is available for all the music lovers.

Further reading edit

External links edit

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Freedb was a database of user submitted compact disc track listings 1 where all the content was under the GNU General Public License To look up CD information over the Internet a client program calculated a hash function from the CD table of contents and used it as a disc ID to query the database If the disc was in the database the client was able to retrieve and display the artist album title track list and some additional information Freedb was launched in 2001 based on the CDDB Compact Disc DataBase after it had been changed to a proprietary license and renamed Gracenote 2 As of 24 April 2006 update the Freedb database held just under 2 000 000 CDs 3 As of 2007 MusicBrainz a project with similar goals had a Freedb gateway that allowed access to their own database 4 The Freedb gateway was shut down on March 18 2019 5 In 2020 Freedb was shut down by Magix a German company that had acquired it in 2006 Contents 1 History 2 Client software 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe original software behind CDDB was released under the GNU General Public License and many people submitted CD information thinking the service would also remain free The license was later changed however and some programmers complained that the new license included certain terms that they couldn t accept if one wanted to access CDDB one was not allowed to access any other CDDB like database such as Freedb and any programs using a CDDB lookup had to display a CDDB logo while performing the lookup 6 In March 2001 CDDB now owned by Gracenote banned all unlicensed applications from accessing their database New licenses for CDDB1 the original version of CDDB were no longer available since Gracenote wanted to force programmers to switch to CDDB2 a new version incompatible with CDDB1 and hence with Freedb 6 The license change motivated the Freedb project which is intended to remain free In a 2006 interview with Wired CDDB co creator Steve Scherf pushed back against criticism that with the license change Gracenote had privatized a public good created by the work of unpaid volunteers noting that the data submitted to CDDB before the license remained available for download on freedb and arguing that the stagnation of freedb at that point showed that the focus and dedication required for CDDB to grow could not be found in a community effort 7 Because it inherited CDDB s limitations 8 9 there is no data field in the Freedb database for composer This limits its usefulness for classical music CDs Furthermore CDs in a series are often introduced in the database by different people resulting in inconsistent spelling and naming conventions across discs Freedb was used primarily by media players cataloguers audio taggers and CD ripper software As of version 6 of the Freedb protocol Freedb accepted and returned UTF 8 data Magix acquired Freedb in 2006 10 MusicBrainz a project with similar goals released a Freedb gateway in 2007 allowing users to harvest information from the MusicBrainz database rather than Freedb 4 This service was shuttered in 2019 11 A 2011 review observed that unlike the flat file database structure of freedb org MusicBrainz is structured as a relational database which has allowed MusicBrainz to expand its scope 1 In June 2020 Freedb org went offline after its the impending shutdown had been announced in March 2020 2 Asked by Heise News about the reasons for the service s demise Magix stated that the updates required by a changing legal and technical environment had made it uneconomical to maintain 2 An expert quoted by Heise ruled out server costs as the reason observing that a single request to the service amounted to just around five kilobytes of transferred data 2 gnudb org has continued to provide the Freedb org database after Freedb org was shut down 12 Client software editFurther Freedb aware applications include Asunder Audiograbber CDex cdrdao Exact Audio Copy foobar2000 fre ac Grip JetAudio Mp3tag MediaMonkey puddletag Quod LibetSee also editList of online music databases MusicBrainz CDDB Example calculation of a CDDB1 FreeDB disc IDReferences edit a b Stutzbach Alisa Rata 2011 Review of MusicBrainz Notes 68 1 147 151 ISSN 0027 4380 a b c d Haas Karl Gerhard 2020 06 23 CD Datenbanken freedb ist tot es leben die Alternativen heise online in German Retrieved 2023 12 10 joerg 2006 04 24 Massive duplicate cleanup completed freedb Archived from the original on 2006 05 10 Retrieved 2006 05 09 a b Kaye Robert 2007 06 25 FreeDB MusicBrainz gateway now available MusicBrainz Retrieved 2007 07 10 Freedb gateway End of life notice March 18 2019 MetaBrainz Blog 2018 09 18 Retrieved 2020 02 12 a b Why freedb org freedb Archived from the original on 2006 07 05 Retrieved 2006 05 09 Van Buskirk Eliot 2006 11 13 Gracenote Defends Its Evolution Wired ISSN 1059 1028 Retrieved 2023 12 10 Tips on using CD Trustee Classical music CD Trustee Sane Soft LLC Archived from the original on 2008 06 06 Brown Stan 2016 12 18 Taming iTunes amp iPod for Classical Music and Non Classical Too Oak Road Systems kaiser 2006 10 04 MAGIX acquires freedb org freedb Archived from the original on 2007 03 03 Retrieved 2006 10 05 Freedb gateway End of life notice March 18 2019 18 September 2018 A new home for the freedb org database to make sure it stays free Retrieved 2020 07 13 Now 14 years later we have seen that Magix the owner of freedb org has decided to take the cddb service on freedb down As we stated in 2006 on gnudb org A new home for the freedb org database to make sure it stays free we now have to stay to our promise and do our best to make sure it is available for all the music lovers Further reading editO Brien Danny 2021 05 06 Outliving Outrage on the Public Interest Internet the CDDB Story Electronic Frontier Foundation External links editfreedb org archived copy gnudb org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freedb amp oldid 1213059326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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