The moving pictures expert group or MPEG is a group of experts that designed an audio-specific format to be a part of their MPEG-1 and named it MP3. Their MPEG-1 standard was then extended to MPEG-2 standard, thus MP3 stands for MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III. It is a common format for audio storage and uses lossy data compression. It is mainly used for consumer's music transfer and playback especially for digital audio players.
It has the ability to produce uncompressed original audio with its algorithm; moreover, MP3 has an advantage due to its small data size. Using this method, lower frequency sounds, not commonly audible for the human ears, are reduced which gives the audible portion of the music importance.
MP3 became public and had become an overnight sensation in the internet in the late 1994. A lot of websites offered thousands of free MP3's together with the release of new MP3 audio players. Music lovers were attracted to the MP3 since it allows CD ripping, file sharing, and due to its small size.
A couple of problems arise due to rapid and worldwide MP3 downloads. The term "music piracy" was born due to copyright infringement issues. MP3 sharing had caused reduction in sales of a lot of record companies' labels.
One solution to this worldwide problem is the use of proprietary formats to encrypt MP3's available online. This will make sure that their music files can't be used on other ways that are not specified by the retailers. This will prevent individuals to share files to their peers and make it widely available.
Record companies' "Digital Rights Management" had started encryption and MP3 conversion of consumers into other formats to make it available worldwide. File sharing between peers as well as the ability to be played using other devices of audio files had been allowed through decryption and conversion.
Patenting and MP3 licensing had been a struggle between organizations and companies due to public's wide acceptance and streams of downloads. Company owners had submitted claims, legal threats, and actions against each other. It resulted to uncertainty on which MP3 products should be licensed due to MP3 patent licensing issues.
MP3's technology had been used to develop other formats as MP3 succeeds worldwide. A lot of alternatives are made available, but MP3 downloads as a source of audio music is still leading worldwide.
It has the ability to produce uncompressed original audio with its algorithm; moreover, MP3 has an advantage due to its small data size. Using this method, lower frequency sounds, not commonly audible for the human ears, are reduced which gives the audible portion of the music importance.
MP3 became public and had become an overnight sensation in the internet in the late 1994. A lot of websites offered thousands of free MP3's together with the release of new MP3 audio players. Music lovers were attracted to the MP3 since it allows CD ripping, file sharing, and due to its small size.
A couple of problems arise due to rapid and worldwide MP3 downloads. The term "music piracy" was born due to copyright infringement issues. MP3 sharing had caused reduction in sales of a lot of record companies' labels.
One solution to this worldwide problem is the use of proprietary formats to encrypt MP3's available online. This will make sure that their music files can't be used on other ways that are not specified by the retailers. This will prevent individuals to share files to their peers and make it widely available.
Record companies' "Digital Rights Management" had started encryption and MP3 conversion of consumers into other formats to make it available worldwide. File sharing between peers as well as the ability to be played using other devices of audio files had been allowed through decryption and conversion.
Patenting and MP3 licensing had been a struggle between organizations and companies due to public's wide acceptance and streams of downloads. Company owners had submitted claims, legal threats, and actions against each other. It resulted to uncertainty on which MP3 products should be licensed due to MP3 patent licensing issues.
MP3's technology had been used to develop other formats as MP3 succeeds worldwide. A lot of alternatives are made available, but MP3 downloads as a source of audio music is still leading worldwide.