The impact of MP3 and the future of digital entertainment products

Author

Ponce, Bob

Author_Institution

WWW Artists Consortium, New York, NY, USA

Volume

37

Issue

9

fYear

1999

fDate

9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

70

Abstract

MP3, or MPEG Layer 3 Audio, is a format for compressing digital audio developed by the Motion Picture Experts Group, a standards organization that has developed a number of digital standards for video and audio. MP3 has become a very popular format for storing music digitally. Fueled by the explosive growth of the Internet, MP3 has become the most popular format for music files, both legal and illegal (unauthorized digital copies of copyrighted works)

Keywords

Internet; audio coding; audio equipment; audio recording; code standards; digital storage; entertainment; telecommunication standards; Internet; MP3; MPEG Layer 3 Audio; Motion Picture Experts Group; copyrighted works; digital audio compression; digital audio storage; digital entertainment products; digital standards; format; music files; standards organization; unauthorized digital copies; video; Digital audio players; Explosives; Internet; Law; Legal factors; Motion pictures; Standards development; Standards organizations; Transform coding; Video compression;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.790866

Filename

790866