Word: mp3
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...obstacles to procuring MP3s, the industry believes that improvements in technology will make the threat of rampant piracy a reality. In retaliation, they have concocted a series of lawsuits against anyone and everyone who could by some remote chance be held responsible for the trend. Targets include specific sites, MP3 manufacturers and even the engineers who originally created MP3 technology...
...bigname groups are eager to take advantage of the opportunity; for example the Beastie Boys took it upon themselves to make available live tracks and non-copyrighted music to promote their latest album, Hello Nasty. Garbage and Alanis Morrisette have been known to release special rare cuts exclusively in MP3 format. They Might Be Giants has even made entire albums available online. Smaller, independent bands have also embraced MP3s as a means for building a fan base and getting their music recognized. The London-Based Nightnurse had over 27,000 people download their latest single from their official Web site...
...light of the potential benefits which exist for the musicians themselves, it is unwise for the music industry to continue their frontal assault on MP3s. Attempts to vanquish MP3 production and distribution completely are fated to fail, for the system is already wildly popular and widely in use. Attacks on individual sites are similarly futile; not only is it often difficult to track down a site's creator, but it is nearly impossible to prosecute because laws out-lawing the practice are currently nonexistent...
...Public Enemy recently split with Def Jam Records because he felt the label was unresponsive to the group's needs. The band has had continued success since the breakup with the label, keeping up fan interest by posting tracks on their Web site and selling regular and MP3 albums through Atomicpop.com. "Digital distribution levels the playing field," Chuck D told Rolling Stone...
...record labels want to survive, they are going to have to work with MP3s and the Internet, not against them. One feasible solution is to create encrypted MP3 tracks which can be tracked and are less easy to digitize illegally. Cerberus, a company which currently uses a watermarked version of the standard MP3, suffers little to no piracy and can easily identify tracks which have been ripped...