One of many audio compression methods. Apparently targeted by the RIAA because they are too stupid to realize that the pirates will simply switch to another audio file format to distribute music at the PROPER price.
By shutting down Napster, the RIAA lost the war against piracy, because thousands of MP3-sharing networks sprouted like mushrooms in Napster's place.
by sarcastic May 24, 2003
by [GUNr]RocketGib August 20, 2006
by ScYtH February 06, 2004
File format used on computers for music or sound samples. Mp3's can be obtained legally or in most cases, illigally; Mp3's is how most internet users get new music.
by Nemesis6 February 11, 2003
(n.) A music file that can be downloaded of of P2P programs or internet sites. The spread of this file type has caused many people to rip off music illegaly, causing recording artists to shit in their pants because they are losing 3-8% of their profit.
by fraghappy November 07, 2003
A shitty audio format which removes the detail from uncompressed lossless audio files, which sound so much better than MP3, WMA or any lossy file format around the 3 MB range.
by judenihal January 27, 2010
An audio file format. Generally used to illegally copy, download and share music files, usually grossly low quality, incredibly irritating when the only file type available for downloading (i.e. itunes). Takes up more bytes per qualitum than WMA files, yet gets chosen over them because it has no restrictions on illegal sharing.
Suckers.
Suckers.
I didn't have enough money for the Anberlin cd, so i downloaded it from wal-mart's website. Little did i know, they stopped selling WMAs, they only have fucking MP3s now. It sounds horrible.
by your mom's anarchy May 09, 2008