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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: INTERNET FILE-SHARING BIGGER THAN RECORD BUSINESS |
| Date | Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:27:48 -0500 |
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From: "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com>
> These people realized awhile ago that the physical format for transmitting
> music is quickly becoming extinct and have embraced the alternative while
> still offering the traditional "home" version of the CD format.
Jamie--
This development-- and the increasing prevalence of mp3-- troubles me.
mp3 is a lossy format. If I care at all about an artist, I want cd-quality,
which means a real cd, or wav files of the same or higher quality (cd tracks
are actually wave files with specific specs).
I couldn't imagine ever opting for the mp3 version when I could get the cd
version. Now, there are file formats-- shorten, flac to name two-- that
compress cd tracks or wav files, not nearly so small as mp3, but in a
lossless format. Then the user, upon downloading or file sharing,
de-compresses them to the original wav and burns them. I believe I've
mentioned here before that my jamband friends who trade soundboard
recordings of the Allmans, Dead etc. refuse to deal with mp3 or any other
lossy format, instead trading/swapping only files in a lossless format.
I hope that if the physical storage device goes away, we aren't throwing the
baby out with the bathwater.
--josh--
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