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Title: Evaluating User Perspectives of Audio Fingerprinting Technologies
Authors: Julia C. Thompson
Keyword: Audio fingerprinting
Keyword: User-centered system design
Keyword: Music information retrieval
Keyword: Music/Internet resources
Keyword: Content-based music retrieval
Keyword: Content-based analysis
Issue Date: 4-Dec-2008
Publisher: School of Information and Library Science
Abstract: Audio fingerprinting, the process by which an audio sample is automatically identified or categorized based on its unique analog properties, is a technology that has been integrated quite rapidly into commercial and consumer music applications. Although academic literature has covered specific algorithms, technical specifications of prototype applications, and practical implementations of audio fingerprinting software, little attention has been given to public opinions. However, public opinion has been debated extensively in online blogs, forums, newspapers, and e-mail lists. This study addresses this knowledge gap by examining a sample, via content analysis, of 30 web-based resources, revealing public opinions about this topic. The sample was drawn from alternative resources, as they provide a rich information source for understanding public perception and opinion about audio fingerprinting. This paper presents background research and key new findings based on this study. The content ...
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1901/581
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