Rolling Stone ananlysis of decline in the record ndustry
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Rolling Stone ananlysis of decline in the record ndustry
Some good links out of you in this thread.
It's all very exciting really.
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the mp3 format is hugely inferior to the 44.100 / 16 nature of CD audio files. even at their highest, a distinct and remarkable loss of sound quality (particularly with regard to the extreme high and low frequencies of audible sound) occurs. the mp3 format is completely inferior to CD. and the music notably suffers as a result.
as an aside to the irma debate.
technically, you're utterly correct about the mp3 quality issue, but as the years roll by it's becoming a moot point, and certainly not one that is a consideration for the majority of music consumers. your average joe what downloads mp3s has at this stage almost certainly damaged his hearing badly enough over the years that such fidelity nuances mean little or nothing.
the majority of mp3 users, whilst perhaps not listening exclusively on mp3 players, certainly listen to them enough on bad headphones at extreme volumes that [SIZE=-1]irreparable[/SIZE] damage has certainly been done. i know my ears are fucked enough that i have to struggle to really hear a difference between a proper wav and a 256 mp3.
i'm really curious to see what Dublin is like in 30's time, when everyone in their middle years is as deaf as a post
the mp3 format is hugely inferior to the 44.100 / 16 nature of CD audio files. even at their highest, a distinct and remarkable loss of sound quality (particularly with regard to the extreme high and low frequencies of audible sound) occurs. the mp3 format is completely inferior to CD. and the music notably suffers as a result.
and regardless of this, there are so many of those situations in which i can clearly hear the music being listened to anothers earphones at a considerable volume on the bus or train.
What's peculiar is that consumers are willing to pay a few euro for a ringtone but not one euro for the full song.
They're mp3s you've ripped yourself Lame right? Aren't most songs purchased online usually only encoded at 192Kbs (I know itunes are AAC and suposedly better)?Eh, it's not really.
I've a really good ear and have failed the wav versus 320Kb Lame encoded mp3 test, as have a few other people who's skills I trust. The only music I've been able to hear a difference with is my own and even that has not been 100% accurate and my music goes down to 20hz.
Take from that what you will but for compressed audio - 320kb Lame is nigh on impossible to tell from wav.
They're mp3s you've ripped yourself Lame right? Aren't most songs purchased online usually only encoded at 192Kbs (I know itunes are AAC and suposedly better)?
With a 192kbs mp3 - playing through earphones is ok but there is a very noticeable drop in quality when played through speakers. I''ve always noticed a lack of bass with these files. I must try upping my Lame settings to 320kb to see if I notice much improvement.
I think the drm free itunes files are at 256.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0128/breaking81.htmDownloaders face disconnection following Eircom settlement
Eircom has agreed to implement several measures aimed at stopping the use of its internet services for illegal free downloading of music as part of an “amicable” settlement of High Court proceedings brought against it by four major record companies.
As part of the settlement, the record companies will supply Eircom with the IP addresses of all persons who they detect illegally uploading or downloading copyright works while Eircom has agreed measures which include the ultimate disconnection of infringing subscribers who ignore warnings to cease such infringement.
Welcoming the settlement this evening, Willie Kavanagh, chairman of EMI REcords and of the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), said he was happy with the outcome and expected other internet service providers to follow Eircom’s example. Eircom also expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
The settlement was announced to Mr Justice Peter Charleton this evening after lengthy talks between the sides and on the eighth day of the legal action, which was listed to run for four weeks.
Both parties have agreed to work closely together and on a joint approach aimed at ending “the absue of the internet by P2P (peer to peer) copyright infringers”, they said in a statement afterwards.
The approach involved the companies - EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner - providing Eircom with the IP addresses of all persons whom they detected to be illegally uploading or downloading copyright works on a peer to peer basis.
Eircom has agreed to implement from now on a graudated process under which it will: (1) inform its broadband
subscriber that the subscribers IP address has been detected infringing copyright; (2) warn the subscriber they will be disconnected unless infringement ceases and (3) disconnect the subscriber in default of compliance with the warning.
The record compnaies have also agreed they will take all necessary steps to put similar agreements in place with all other internet service providers in Ireland.
In their action, the four companies had sought court orders compelling Eircom to actively seek to prevent the use of its networks for the illegal free downloading of music, claiming music piracy is costing record companies here up to €14 million a year.
They alleged Eircom’s attitude was that piracy was not its problem and also complained Eircom was advertising its broadband packages on a website, Pirate Bay, being prosecuted in Sweden over alleged large scale illegal music piracy.
Eircom was also offering family packages on a broadband promotional site which would allow for the downloading of some 5,000 songs a month, it was claimed.
The case was the first here aimed at internet service providers, rather than indivdual illegal downloaders, and reflects the concern of the music industry about the scale and cost of illegal downloading. The court previously heard some 20 billion music files were illegally downloaded worldwide in 2006 alone.
The proceedings were brought by EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Ireland) Ltd, Universal Music (Ireland) Ltd and Warner Music (Ireland) Ltd. Eircom had denied the claims and argued the record companies had no cause of action against it.
The case had centred on the construction of various EU Directives and Irish regulations relating to intellectual property rights and also on the property right provisions of the Constitution.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0128/download.html
ah there's Chain Smoking Monkey downloading from thumped.com on the news again
Whats it all mean?
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