Internet MusicA Brief History (Online Music)

• The first attempts used lo-fi 8 bit samples

• Real Networks develops RealAudio for Web

• First demands for ISDN, then DSL and Cable

• MPEG develops the MP3 standard

• Need for streaming audio over the Web grows

• Explosion in over-the-web audio providers

• Legal : OMD’s (Online Music Distributors)

• Illegal exchange of MP3 audio thrives

• Established industry sues many MP3 sources

• RIAA lawsuits validate viability of OMD model

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