quoted 11 lines From: Static Beats [mailto:static@staticbeats.com]> From: Static Beats [mailto:static@staticbeats.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 7:34 PM
>
> Actually I think what The Chisa was referring to was more along
> the lines of corporations who wished MP3 was *completely* banned.
> Notice the introduction of copy protection measures in Windows XP
> coupled with the removal of high-quality MP3 encoding options.
>
> If you cannot make MP3's in the first place (because new software
> and OS's don't allow it) then how can you, as an independent, get
> your work out there in this fashion?
People actually use MS products to create/encode their music? I mean, sure,
I use Windows on my PC, but I've never used a MS program to rip/encode MP3s,
and I don't intend to start, even if theirs *wasn't* going to be crippled.
And if I wanted to actually make music, I was under the impression that all
the usual culprits (max/msp/fruityloops/rebirth/whateverthelatestthingis)
were made by companies other than MS.
It's a valid point that, if MP3 were to completely disappear, it would
remove an attractive option, but I don't think there will ever come a time
when there are not alternatives.
Even MP3 must be replaced/deprecated someday...
And what about Macs?
-Adam
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