音乐是怎么变得免费的
How Music Got Free
Stephen Witt · 初版 2015 年
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为什么值得读
- 细致记录MP3格式的技术演进与商业变现
- 揭秘盗版社区与数字音乐兴起的幕后博弈
- 笔风通俗有趣，兼具技术史与行业内幕
本书讲述了一个围绕执念、音乐、犯罪与金钱展开的扣人心弦的故事，其中充斥着梦想家与罪犯、行业大亨与精通技术的青少年。它记录了历史上最猖獗的盗版者、音乐界权势最为显赫的执行主管、一项革命性发明，以及一个规模四倍于 iTunes Music Store 的非法网站。记者 Stephen Witt 追溯了数字音乐盗版的秘密历史，从发明了 mp3 的德国音频工程师，到北卡罗来纳州一家光盘制造厂里在数年间泄露了近两千张专辑的工厂工人 Dell Glover……
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任何想深入了解 What.cd 背后渊源和组织架构的人，都不妨去读读斯蒂芬·维特关于这个话题的史诗级力作：《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free，https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Got-Free-Obsession/dp/01431...）
Anybody looking to know more about the origins/organization behind What.cd would do well to check out Stephen Witt's monumental book on the subject: How Music Got Free (https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Got-Free-Obsession/dp/01431...)
强烈推荐《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free），生动有趣且极具启发性地讲述了 MP3 及其如何改变世界——无论是变好还是变坏。书中还深入探讨了 Fraunhofer（及其发明者）是如何从它的普及中赚得盆满钵满的……
I highly recommend "How Music Got Free" for an entertaining and illuminating read of MP3 and how it changed the world - for the better or worse. It also delves into how Fraunhofer (and its creator) benefited monetarily from its adoption.…
关于近现代音乐盗版史和 MP3 问世的一本绝佳好书是《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free）：https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Got-Free-Obsession/dp/01431...
A great book on the recent history of music piracy and the advent of the MP3 is How Music Got Free: https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Got-Free-Obsession/dp/01431...
为什么是《Tom's Diner》？因为它是清唱（a cappella）。斯蒂芬·维特写过一本《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free）[1]，详尽讲述了 MP3 格式的历史及相关事件。非常值得一读，书里有解释：算力的提升推动了进展。不到一年时间，勃兰登堡的……
Why Tom's Dinner? Because it is a cappella. There's a book "How Music Got Free" by Stephen Witt [1] detailing the history of mp3 format and related events. It is a very good read and there's an explanation Increases in processing power spurred progress. Within a year Brandenburg’s…
《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free）这本书就探讨了这种博弈动态。乔布斯当时曾有个想法，想把 Apple Music 做成一个音乐厂牌，直接跟艺人五五分成，而不是搞那些不透明的传统唱片公司合同。他会打电话给道格·莫里斯（Doug Morris，前环球、前华纳高管……
The book "How Music Got Free" explores that dynamics. Steve Jobs had an idea for Apple Music to launch as a label, doing direct 50/50 split with an artist instead of opaque label contracts. He'd call Doug Morris (ex-Universal, ex-Warner,…
……技术背后是有大公司力挺的。MP3 则是坐了大约十年的冷板凳之后才真正火起来。当时开发者都放弃了 MP3 这个想法，甚至打算停止研发了。这是出自一本叫《网络盗版兴衰史》（How Music Got Free）的书。建议大家去看看 :)
…technology was backed by big companies. Only after a decade or so with slow traction mp3 got popular. The developers gave up the idea of mp3 and even decided to stop developing it. This is from a book called "How Music Got Free". I suggest you guys read it :)