[Am-info] Request for info

[Dave Solomon]

I believe there are a number of standards that are used for
(among other things) delivering audio and video over the internet.
MP3 is one example; I beleive it is a standard that was developed
by the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG).  I understand that
Microsoft created its own proprietary standard, Windows media
format, and is tying Windows Media Player to the Windows operating
system as part of its attempt to impose its proprietary audio-
video format on the internet media market in place of current
standards.

This overlaps with another issue, though: the attempts of the
large corporations in the music industry to crush MP3-file music
sharing over the internet.

Hope this is helpful.

At 11:59 AM -0500 1/11/02, Gene Gaines wrote:
>,
>
>Waaaay back in Dec 27 of 1999, I made the following statement
>on this list:
>
>>>The _only_ innovations which Microsoft has contributed to the
>>>Internet are BAD ones, which were intended to either (1) invade
>>>user privacy, (2) destroy another company, or (3) corrupt a
>>>standard not owned by Microsoft.
>
>
>The world has move a long ways in the past two years, and I'll
>soften the above statement and say I believe the above to be only
>_largely_ true.
>
>I have been asked for specific examples of "(3) corrupt a standard
>not owned by Microsoft.
>
>You guys are the experts and have documentation in hand.  Can you
>provide me any examples of my statement with details?  I am
>swamped, and cannot spend any time on this myself.  Thanks!
>
>Gene Gaines
>gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
>Sterling, Virginia
>
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