. . . but copyright infringement extends over any file type, not just
MP3s. Distributing Real Audio files of music whose copyright you do not
own is as illegal as doing it in MP3 format, right? I think the only
difference, in this department, is if you BROADCAST versus DISTRIBUTE the
music. . .
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Job de Wit wrote:
> At 14:17 -0500 03-10-2001, Ed Rahn wrote:
> >What benefits does real audio files have over MP3's?
>
> If you're not the copyright-owner of the music, distributing music in
> the MP3 format over the internet is illegal. Some legit
> organisations/businesses tend to shy away from that sort of activity.
>
> JoB
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