How Music Got Free: A Story of Obsession and Invention, (Paperback)

from zenhead

"The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy." The largely untold story of how a handful of obscure German engineers, with the eventual help of a vast underground of pirates and hackers, developed the mp3, and turned the music industry inside out.

from Darcia

I found this a fascinating read. The writing style is conversational and engaging, holding my interest throughout. I'm an avid music collector, now considered "old school", with my vinyl and CD collection. My sons are a little younger than the author, a part of the "free" generation, and so I was...

from TeaTimeCoder

Despite author's claims this reads like history that has been researched after the fact rather than lived through. Good effort and an interesting book, especially the Fraunhofer parts but fails to delve into the technical aspects to any useful degree and the scene part must be some sort of exerci...

from zenhead

"The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy." The largely untold story of how a handful of obscure German engineers, with the eventual help of a vast underground of pirates and hackers, developed the mp3, and turned the music industry inside out.

from Darcia

I found this a fascinating read. The writing style is conversational and engaging, holding my interest throughout. I'm an avid music collector, now considered "old school", with my vinyl and CD collection. My sons are a little younger than the author, a part of the "free" generation, and so I was...