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Edward T Gausman

Daniel F Plastina

Pradeep K Jha

Michael John Novak

John Wesley Terrell

Kasy Srinivas

Michael J Polson

Andrew J Jaffray

John P Mullally, Iv

Mala Munisamy

Eric Louchez

Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing a user with media item ratings based upon media item ratings of a community of related users. The user sends information about herself to the system. The system places the user in a community of users based upon the user information and provides media item ratings to members of the community based upon media item ratings by other community members.

Providing community-based media item ratings to users

Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements from digital media accessed by clients. The digital media including one or more media items, such as tracks on a CD. The methods, computer-readable media, and data structures further identifying metadata associated with a media item accessed by a client utilizing the authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements.

Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements and identifying media items

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Edward T Gausman