That's weird. I'm using XMMS and Mplayer, both linux apps. I get this output from mplayer:
Playing The Untouchables - What's Gone Wrong.mp3.
Audio file file format detected.
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Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/13.61% (ratio: 24000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
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Then again, these apps don't pay any attention to DRM restrictions that may be in the file...
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