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Motivated by a need to verify creative commons meta-data embedded in mp3’s I wrote a php script to do just that. An explanation of how creative commons meta-data verification can be found here. Basically there is an ID3 tag that you put the location of the license and another verification URL ID3 tag. On the verification webpage there should be some RDF data embedded in the HTML that identifies the licensing terms of the mp3 file. obVerify parses the ID3 tags from the file then checks the verification URL to make sure the information both exists and is consistent.

I plan on using this as part of a site that allows users to upload music. To avoid copyright issues the site will only allow creative commons licensed music and so this script will verify that I can indeed include the uploaded mp3 in my site.

You may download obVerify from: http://code.google.com/p/obverify/

obVerify is licensed under the GPL.

This is an actual excerpt from an assignment in my CS340 (Software Development) class.

We really think you it will take one one-and-a-half pages at most to do this. If you find yourself writing more than that, try to make explain it more briefly. Also, it’s important for this class that you communicate clearly and concisely, and that padding reports or documents with extra words makes for bad written communication.

My jaw dropped…

Today is Justin Wilder’s birthday. He is my friend. As a present I thought it would be nice if I filled in some information about his band on their last.fm page. Here is what I wrote:

MHR, originally Moon Hostage Rebellion, is a teeny-bopper band formed in Vienna, Virginia in 2004. The original lineup consisted of Justin Wilder, his brother Mike Wilder, and Mike Ostrowski. There was a heated creative battle between Mike Ostrowski and the stubborn Justin Wilder that ended with many broken bones. Ostrowski parted ways with the band shortly thereafter.

Currently Justin Wilder leads the group with his angelic vocals and guitar musing with Mike Wilder rocking out hard core style on lead guitar to the tripping base lines laid down by Paul Hanna while Sam Rees, the most awkward member, keeps the beat.

In the summer of 2007 the band, accompanied by a few of Justin’s best friends, traveled to Potter Hollow in upstate New York to record an album. What happened there can only be described as magical. In one week the band was able to record about seven songs and write two entirely new ones. Their smash hit Yeah You Can Love Me proved a favorite with audiences all across the tri-state area.

Currently MHR performs all across Northern Virignia, Washington DC, and Maryland. More information can be found about them on their official site http://myspace.com/mhrdc