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MP3 Creator On Sharing Music
EpsCylonB writes "The BBC has an article about Karlheinz Brandenburg, who is one of the creators of the MP3 music format. Interestingly he comments that he doesn't like Napster, he thinks that people should have easier access to music but that artists should get paid for what they do."
But a name which will be unfamiliar to many is that of Karlheinz Brandenburg
With a name like that no wonder, he is unfamiliar to many
Jeez, you'd think if it was posted to /. it would have more meat to the story. I'd like to see an "Ask Slashdot" with this guy, perhaps a more in-depth interview, but this article was really lackluster.
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And he doesn't like Napster. Go figure. I guess he prefers Kazaa, where its easier to get apps and movies too.
iTMS uses AAC from Dolby.
Evil! Evil! Not MP3! Not OGG!
just kidding, I love and USE iTMS. Apple gets far too much of my money (looks at 3 day old 30GB iPod)
Sure, we all want artists to get paid - once, for creating or at least a performance. I don't know about you, but I get paid for writting code, but don't get any additional money if someone still uses it 10 years later. I don't see why an artist, RIAA or my employer should be any different. I promise I will not pirate any concert tickets.
What this article does is, it states clearly and distinctly WHO is responsible and WHEN/WHERE it happened that MP3s came into existence... .
We better hope the RIAA doesn't send something back in time and Terminate him before he creates the standard!!!
You're certain free to go out and seek patrons and maybe even a distributor who will enter into a contract to distribute your shit for you.
I suspect you'll just find yourself playing around with your own shit in the end, though.