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To: Pruguy who wrote (5081)	2/15/1999 12:12:00 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

I have read that mp3 is now the number one download on the net...and phish is the number one mp3 download. Why? Of course, because they allow high quality taping of their concerts and they can be uploaded in mp3 format. It sounds "almost cd" quality. On another subject, Jim Jubak has interesting positive comments in this article: moneycentral.msn.com

To: Pruguy who wrote (5081)	2/15/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

OT: I downloaded it a month ago (winamp) and have a big play list of music in it and it is hard to tell the difference between the mp3 player and a CD. A very cool gadget. No waiting or choppy playbacks. Audio only though so RA will stand alone in the video player market.

To: Pruguy who wrote (5081)	2/15/1999 3:10:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

MP3 is a compression format for music. It isn't in the same category as RealAudio, which is a streaming media format. With MP3, you download the whole song, then play it. There are a couple of competing formats including one called something like ab2 from AT&T. The record companies are backing a third format. What the record companies don't like about mp3 is that it has no copyright controls. They would prefer a format that allows them to continue to collect royalties on music. Musicians seem to be split. Some welcome mp3, which gives startup bands an easy way to get their music to an audience. Others see it as destroying their livelihood. There is, BTW, a player made by Diamond which allows mp3 songs to be downloaded from a computer and then played back with the walkman-like device. It's called Rio.