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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."

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  1. iTMS by BWJones · · Score: 2, Informative


    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.

    iTMS anyone?

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    1. Re:iTMS by Hawthorne01 · · Score: 2, Informative
      According to Macrumors.com, iTMS is soon to be found in Canada as well.

      Let the currency exchange jokes commence!

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  2. MP3 creators were never friends of P2P by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    As I understand it, Fraunhofer IIS-A charged hefty fees for developers to incorporate mp3 compression technology. Hence OGG and an (effectively) reverse engineered open and free implementation.

    Come on slash eds, this is not a revelation - read around the topic before posting an article.

  3. Re:A ral artist refuses pay. by Tim+C · · Score: 2, Informative

    Even real artists have to eat, and pay bills.