The online world is to get its first glimpse of the new MP3 format, with the first major update to a technology that has become synonymous with both digital music and online piracy. Thomson Multimedia ...

If you are a music lover, you may use Apple Music or Spotify to listen to your favorite songs, playlist, albums and artists, the Apple Music and Spotify are the most popular streaming music service.

To online file-traders, it is the original, pure file format for digital music. To the recording industry, it is a pirate ship that has been the basis for copyright violation and lost revenue.