--- id3lib-3.8.3/src/io_helpers.cpp.orig	2005-07-12 22:01:55.162296576 +0100

+++ id3lib-3.8.3/src/io_helpers.cpp	2005-07-12 22:04:28.142641367 +0100

@@ -363,9 +363,10 @@

     // Write the BOM: 0xFEFF

     unicode_t BOM = 0xFEFF;

     writer.writeChars((const unsigned char*) &BOM, 2);

+    unsigned char *pdata = (unsigned char *) data.c_str();

     for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i += 2)

     {

-      unicode_t ch = (data[i] << 8) | data[i+1];

+      unicode_t ch = (pdata[i] << 8) | pdata[i+1];

       writer.writeChars((const unsigned char*) &ch, 2);

     }

   }