Gracenote

What is Gracenote?

Gracenote, Inc. maintains and licenses an extensive Internet-accessible database containing detailed information about the contents of audio compact discs and vinyl records. The company provides software and metadata that enables businesses to offer their customers robust capabilities for managing and searching digital media. Gracenote's media management technology and global media database of digital entertainment information are utilized across the mobile, automobile, portable, home, and PC markets. Several leading music playback applications, including Winamp, Sony Media Go, and iTunes, integrate Gracenote's CDDB technology to enhance user experiences. Gracenote's database was initially created and continues to be expanded through voluntary user contributions, which led to a licensing controversy as the company became commercialized

Highlights

• Extensive Internet-accessible database of audio compact disc and vinyl record metadata
• Provision of software and metadata to enable digital media management and search capabilities for businesses
• Integration of Gracenote's CDDB technology into prominent music playback applications
• Database originally created and expanded through voluntary user contributions