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   Actually, I think this is a terrible idea

   

   Mike (profile), Jul 11th, 2000 @ 10:47am

   
   

   I can't stand commercials, and there's no way I want them on my MP3. How annoying is that? Besides, the cat is already out of the bag. How do you stop all the MP3s that are out there already from being passed around without commercials. It's a silly solution that won't work.

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   MP3s with commercials

   

   Greg Smith, Jul 11th, 2000 @ 11:11am

   
   

   This is a good idea in concept but not reality.
   
   Changing Winamp's output settings to disk_write creates a .wav you can edit in whatever you want, from sndrec32.exe to CoolEdit. Remove the first 5 seconds, re-encode the mp3, the advertising is gone and you've got basically the same thing you could have ripped from the cd.
   
   And what if I want to listen to a cd that flows together, like Radiohead's OK Computer. Now I have to listen to a 5 second commercial between tracks? I wouldn't stand for that, nobody would.
   
   Record labels and execs refuse to face the fact that they can't stop mp3s and the FREE distribution of music over the internet. Software companies have realized it with open source becomming more and more popular. Until they face the facts, poor solutions will continue to be created that will never work in the real word.
   
   -Greg

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   Re: Actually, I think this is a terrible idea

   

   mhh5, Jul 11th, 2000 @ 10:47pm

   
   

   Embedded ads are useless. The record industry just needs to realize that they can't make big profits from distributing CDs anymore. They'll just have to focus on taking a share of live performances and the associated memorabilia. They really should just stop making CDs ASAP, save their production and distribution costs, and spit everything out online while trying to monopolize fan-related events and goods. Even better, only make a few copies of CDs and sell them as collector's items. Have the artists sign the only copies or something. It's just that simple.

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