Re: iTunes: Submitting CDDB info

In article <regdwight-F6B049.09053018082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Reginald
Dwight <regdwight@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 1] you insert a CD - that CD has a unique id that the computer can read
> but no info about names or titles,

Actually, this isn't true. Most CDs do not have a unique ID. CDDB
relies on a "fingerprint" generated from the number of tracks on the
disc, the length of each track, and the total length of the disc.

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