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New "MP3 100% Compatible" Logo For DRM-Free Music

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 4, 2008 @03:29PM from the plays-for-sure-this-time-we-really-mean-it dept.

Sockatume writes "A coalition of seven UK digital music stores have created a logo for DRM-free, MP3 music. The 'MP3: 100% Compatible' logo allows the stores to emphasize the advantages of the format, namely that MP3 files will run on any device and won't keel over and die as DRM-laden files are wont to. The BPI — the UK equivalent of the RIAA — is backing the scheme, emphasizing that it will also allow users to identify legitimate stores."

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Re:Easier solution by duckInferno · 2008-11-04 15:48 · Score: 5, Informative

I'd imagine that would send the wrong message in India.

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Not so by Craig+Ringer · 2008-11-04 17:00 · Score: 5, Informative

Actually, there's a legal, licensed MP3 decoder available for Linux. http://www.fluendo.com/resources/fluendo_mp3.php It's open source (MIT) with binaries approved by Fraunhofer available. So you're OK even if you do stick strictly to all patent law, live in a country where such law applies to software, and require source to all code running on your system (above BIOS/firmware level).