Yeah I have a couple songs from Napster that have audio "blips" in them so I'll use that as a comparison for people that ask why I think the stuff on Napster is poorly ripped. Heck I've got one song that cuts out completely after 1:37 but the track info in MusicMatch says 3:53 long. I keep forgetting to remove it from the empeg.

I think a common misconception among non-computer folks is that MP3s are an illegal form because of the media coverage of the Napster situation and that they refer to it as "the illegal MP3 song swapping service." For example, I bought my mom an iMac so she could surf the web and it comes loaded with some MP3s, she was afraid to play them because she thought they were illegal and didn't know how they got on her new computer.

Dave Clark
Austin, Texas
12g Blue MK2
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