The Decline and Fall of the MP3 Format

technewsworld.com — The vast majority of songs on file-sharing systems have been in the MP3 file format since Napster propelled the idea of digital music into the mass market in 1999. However, that could change over the next decade. Files encoded in the newer and better AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) format could become more popular.. Apr 21, 2007 View in Crawl 4