asx file not parsed correctly in some cases

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I am using VLC v2.1.5 under windows XP. I found some issues with asx files can anyone else confirm they get same result?

ISSUE 1:
The ASX file was created by a another player (eg GOMPLAYER) and text file is in UNICODE. When opened in VLC playlist file appears empty.
Workaround is to open in ASX file in a text editor and resave as UTF then file plays correctly.

My unicode "<asx version = "3.0" >" file:

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begins with hex code: FFFE followed by: HEX CHAR 3C00 6100 7300 7800 < a s x

ISSUE 2:
The ASX file with html style escaped characters such as single quote are not substituted before use, so Title display is wrong and file name target is wrong name. For example:

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<entry> <title>10 - <title>10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn&apos;t It Be Good.mp3</title> <ref href = "H:\path\10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn&apos;t It Be Good.mp3" /> </entry>

In VLC the escaped single quote is not converted, and it is treated as ordinary string, so file is not found because looking for file name

"10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn&apos;t It Be Good.mp3" instead of
"10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good.mp3"

The playlist media title is also displayed incorrectly
"10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn&apos;t It Be Good.mp3" instead of
"10 - Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good.mp3"


I could not find any mention of this in forum or bug list. Are these known issues ?