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

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. MP3 != 100% compatible by russlar · · Score: 0, Troll

    MP3 is still a closed-source, proprietary format. To call it 100% compatible is a slap in the face of truly compatible formats, like .ogg.

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  2. Re:mp3 is nice, but... by amazon10x · · Score: 1, Troll

    mp3 is nice, but... (by rampant_mac)

    Haha, a mac user complaining about proprietary formats.