Re: [ARSCLIST] MP3 bit rates and usage factors for Web pages

[Alex Hartov <alex.hartov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We had to look into this problem ourselves.  In our case the matter  
was decided on legal grounds.  Allowing copying of possibly  
copyrighted material is too much of a risk, while listening online  
streamed audio seemed an acceptable compromise, at least to College  
Counsel.


Alex Hartov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering
Technical Director
Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~djsa/
alex.hartov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


On Dec 7, 2005, at 8:04 AM, Don Cox wrote:

> The other problem with streaming is that it doesn't always work.
> Sometimes the browser doesn't support the format used, other times the
> stream stops and starts. Many users are not on broadband.
>
> A plain download of an MP3 always works. Ideally there would be  
> high and
> low bitrate files offered as alternatives.