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MP3 LyricReview™ Beta Available for Download

August 9, 2006

COLUMBUS, OH - Tercenim™ today announced the immediate availability for download of a beta release of its new product MP3 LyricReview™. MP3 LyricReview™ is for parents who are concerned about the content of their children's music files. It is completely free of charge with no adware or spyware involved.

Children can obtain music files from web sites, Internet news groups, and from friends through instant messaging software, email, and the sharing of CDs. Music lyrics may contain sexual, violent, and other content that a parent may feel is inappropriate for their child.

A recent study published by Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) states that "The average youth listens to music 1.5 to 2.5 hours per day. Sexual themes are common in much of this music and range from romantic and playful to degrading and hostile." The study concluded that "Listening to music with degrading sexual lyrics is related to advances in a range of sexual activities among adolescents." The American Academy of Pediatrics points out that "Parents can reduce the effect media violence has on children by...monitoring the...music children listen to, for violent themes."

While tools exist for parents to monitor many of their children's online activities and protect them from inappropriate text and images, until now there was no efficient way for parents to monitor or filter music files.

Most music files are stored in a format called MP3. Files in that format generally include information about the main content of the file, including the artist and song title. MP3 LyricReview™ extracts the artist and song title from each MP3 music file (where present) and downloads the song lyrics from one of the various third-party Internet sites that publish them. It then compares the lyrics with a list of matching criteria and can quarantine or delete songs with lyrics that the parents feel is inappropriate. The matching criteria can be easily customized by the parent to reflect their own standards for their child. The software also facilitates manual review of the lyrics.

Tercenim's owner Mark Freeman said, "Composers should feel free to write whatever they like without feeling constrained by the sensitivities of a particular child. However, parents should have a practical way to limit their children's exposure to messages that they feel are inappropriate. While MP3 LyricReview is not a perfect solution, it is the best currently available and is provided for free as a way to give back to the Internet community."

More information is available at www.tercenim.com.

 


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