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FRAGE 3: Where did the MP3 technology that made Napster possible come from?

Tipp: Ja, natürlich aus Deutschland, aber genauer bitte! Wir brauchen Namen.

ANTWORT: Dieses Verfahren, das Audio- oder Musikdateien so stark komprimieren kann, dass sie sich in Hifi-Qualität über das Internet verschicken lassen, kommt vom deutschen Fraunhofer-Institut in Erlangen. Drei Forscher -- Professor Karlheinz Brandenburg, Bernhard Grill und Harald Popp -- wurden für ihre MP3-Leistungen am Fraunhofer-Team geehrt. - This process, which can compress audio or music files so strongly that they can be sent over the Internet in hi-fi quality, comes from the German Fraunhofer Institute in Erlangen. Three researchers -- Professor Karlheinz Brandenburg, Bernhard Grill and Harald Popp -- were honored for their MP3-accomplishments on the Fraunhofer team.

For more about the Fraunhofer Institute and MP3, see our MP3 - Fraunhofer page.

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