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Oyez.Org Releases Supreme Court MP3 Archives

Posted by timothy on from the your-rights-online-the-real-thing dept.

jeblucas writes "The US Supreme Court's multimedia site, Oyez.org, has released numerous archives from seminal cases from the 50's, 60's and 70's. They are available in MP3 format for the first time. Previously you could order cassettes and listen to .smil RealAudio, but who wants to do that? Want to learn more about: The Right to Remain Silent? Roe v Wade? Affirmative Action?"

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  1. Now THAT is foresight! by MarkusQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    numerous archives from seminal cases from the 50's, 60's and 70's. They are available in MP3 format

    Wow! That boggles my mind! I want to know who had the foresight to record the cases in MP3 format way back in the 1950s. And even more importantly, I'd like to know if they have any investment tips to share...

    -- MarkusQ

    1. Re:Now THAT is foresight! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Actually they recorded on to tape at that time (still do?) and then captured them with a PC and converted to mp3. MPEG1-3 is only 10 years old roughly. It would've been neat to have it then though

      HTH

    2. Re:Now THAT is foresight! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Wow, dipshit, I didn't think people were actually dumb enough to not get that joke. And by the way, MP3 has been around since about 1988. Get your facts right before you sound like a fucking baffoon.

  2. I may have made a mistake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    but I didn't stoop to the level of childish namecalling and irritation over no one laughing at a bad joke.

    Please, if you aren't mature enough to state ideas in a reasonable way then maybe you should stay off slashdot.

    HAND

  3. Hmm... by schnits0r · · Score: 2, Funny

    I tihnk it would be funny to have a court case of the RIAA on MP3 format.

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