diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
index d20cd07829..609b8c20e7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ mp3Decoder::~mp3Decoder()
 
 
 void 
-mp3Decoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info)
+mp3Decoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info)
 {
-	strcpy(info.short_name, "mp3");
-	strcpy(info.pretty_name, "MPEG 1/2/2.5 audio layer 1/2/3 decoder, based on mpeg123 mpglib");
+	strcpy(info->short_name, "mp3");
+	strcpy(info->pretty_name, "MPEG audio decoder (mpeg123 mpglib)");
 		// ToDo: could alter the above string depending on the real format
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.h b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.h
index c4aceeaad1..da29ae17af 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public:
 				mp3Decoder();
 				~mp3Decoder();
 	
-	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &codecInfo);
+	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *codecInfo);
 
 	status_t	Setup(media_format *ioEncodedFormat,
 					  const void *infoBuffer, int32 infoSize);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.cpp
index 80a47c72a8..886a730061 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ MusePackDecoder::~MusePackDecoder()
 
 
 void
-MusePackDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info)
+MusePackDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info)
 {
-	strcpy(info.short_name, "musepack");
-	strcpy(info.pretty_name, "MusePack audio codec based on mpcdec by Andree Buschmann");
+	strcpy(info->short_name, "musepack");
+	strcpy(info->pretty_name, "MusePack audio codec based on mpcdec by Andree Buschmann");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.h b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.h
index ab8b993aaa..b6a5cbd337 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/musepack/MusePackDecoder.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MusePackDecoder : public Decoder {
 		MusePackDecoder();
 		~MusePackDecoder();
 
-		void GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info);
+		void GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info);
 
 		status_t Setup(media_format *ioEncodedFormat,
 					const void *infoBuffer, int32 infoSize);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.cpp
index c841f7748e..f3c7730608 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ AudioBufferSize(int32 channel_count, uint32 sample_format, float frame_rate, big
 
 
 void
-RawDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info)
+RawDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info)
 {
-	strcpy(info.short_name, "raw");
+	strcpy(info->short_name, "raw");
 
 	if (fInputFormat.IsAudio())
-		strcpy(info.pretty_name, "Raw audio decoder");
+		strcpy(info->pretty_name, "Raw audio decoder");
 	else
-		strcpy(info.pretty_name, "Raw video decoder");
+		strcpy(info->pretty_name, "Raw video decoder");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.h b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.h
index e2d4b7f8dc..cc662c8342 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/raw_decoder/RawDecoderPlugin.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class RawDecoder : public Decoder
 {
 public:
-	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info);
+	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info);
 
 	status_t	Setup(media_format *ioEncodedFormat,
 					  const void *infoBuffer, int32 infoSize);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.cpp
index fdc91a2ade..ba25cde51f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ SpeexDecoder::~SpeexDecoder()
 
 
 void
-SpeexDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info)
+SpeexDecoder::GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info)
 {
-	strncpy(info.short_name, "speex-libspeex", sizeof(info.short_name));
-	strncpy(info.pretty_name, "speex decoder [libspeex], by Andrew Bachmann", sizeof(info.pretty_name));
+	strncpy(info->short_name, "speex-libspeex", sizeof(info->short_name));
+	strncpy(info->pretty_name, "speex decoder [libspeex], by Andrew Bachmann", sizeof(info->pretty_name));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.h b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.h
index 81883cd087..cedb8286a1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/speex/speexCodecPlugin.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public:
 				SpeexDecoder();
 				~SpeexDecoder();
 
-	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info &info);
+	void		GetCodecInfo(media_codec_info *info);
 	status_t	Setup(media_format *inputFormat,
 					  const void *infoBuffer, int32 infoSize);