[Lame-dev] Enc: LAME 3.98 encoded file

[Roberto J. de A. <rja...@ya...>]

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De: Dan Root <da...@ha...>
Para: rja...@us...
Enviadas: Terça-feira, 15 de Setembro de 2009 19:44:11
Assunto: LAME 3.98 encoded file

Hi Roberto,

I found your name on the LAME MP3 Encoder website. I'm a co-founder of a company that helps record labels distribute digital music promotions to identified contacts securely. We watermark our files so that if we find someone illegally distributing the music files, we'd be able to determine who they are.

We've come across a scenario where we found someone illegally distributing our customer's MP3s. When checking for the watermark, we noticed that the file was modified and our watermark was wiped out. Looking closely at the file, we were able to determine that the file was modified using the LAME MP3 encoder version 3.98.

My question for you is if you are able to backwards-decode LAME-encoded MP3 files from the encoded state to the original state? This is of very high importance and legal action may be taken towards the individual(s) illegally distributing this music. We have a copy of the original source of the MP3 (without watermark) along with the illegally distributed copy.

I greatly appreciate your help in this matter.

Thanks,

Dan Root
Haulix.com