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To: Pirate who wrote (3726)	10/12/1998 7:54:00 PM
From: Jonathan Quick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4679

Pirate, Your handle is well-suited to the article you submitted. Anyone that is even vaguely familiar with IRC conferences is aware of the fact that there is a fairly brisk trade in pirated MP3 music going on at this very moment. Diamond's device would make the process less technically challenging and thus even more popular. Rio would without question diminish the fortunes of the recording industry by facilitating thousands upon thousands of violations of copyright law. I've never really understood the appeal of MP3. Let's face it, music isn't exactly expensive. Most CDs retail for around $14 or so, and it is possible to buy singles for much less. MP3s provide "near-CD" quality about as well as 9-pin printers ever provided "near-letter quality," which is to say not very well. Music compressed using MP3 compression won't satisfy audiophiles accustomed to uncompressed, unfiltered sound quality. So far Rio has yielded little more than needless legal exposure for a company already on the skids. Jonathan