The reason the RIAA is miffed is because MP3s "can be digitally copied and distributed"... cassette tape copies degrade generation after generation, and VCRs are not digitally perfect... it doesn't matter if you use s-video, component connections, or gold-plated whachamacallits.
MP3s are bit for bit perfect, from the first encoding, to the millionth copy.
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The reason the RIAA is miffed is because MP3s "can be digitally copied and distributed" ... cassette tape copies degrade generation after generation, and VCRs are not digitally perfect ... it doesn't matter if you use s-video, component connections, or gold-plated whachamacallits.
MP3s are bit for bit perfect, from the first encoding, to the millionth copy.