>> Don't the reqs say much of this meta-data lives in a parallel XML file? > >I still HATE this idea. It just complicates the process for no reason. the reason, AFAIR, was licensing. we need hosts to be able to access the metadata without running into any copy protection/licensing issues. got a better idea? --p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe