The 1990's were the pioneering days of free mp3s. These were savage
days of unbridled downloading, with no laws, regulations, or
restrictions - and,
music fans loved it. With P2P (peer
to peer)
music-sharing, it was no longer necessary for fans to
purchase an entire album to get one good song. 1999 was the height
of the free mp3 music download.
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style, and at the time, they didn't have a clue that's exactly what
was about to happen. In 2000, the first major opponent, since P2P
had become really popular, appeared.
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Thinkpad Superstar metal/hard rock band, Metallica discovered that a demo
of theirs "I Disappear" was floating around the internet, before it
was officially released. Metallica was tipped off when radio
stations accidentally started playing the song, assuming it had
already been released. Metallica filed a law suit, and soon after
them, so did Dr. Dre.
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Microsoft Rockers, rappers, and record labels complained that they were
losing
profits. They built their
argument around the premise that peer to peer music-sharing not
only hurt sales, but violated copyright laws. Advocates of the
free mp3
music download intended to keep it that way and claimed they
were forced to download mp3s because the artists and record
labels were no longer producing quality music that was worthy of
being purchased.
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Laptop Computers After much fighting, the United States Government had to step in
to settle the dispute. The Government shut down P2P music sharing
and criminalized it with heavy fines and possible jail-time; this
was a huge blow to advocates of free music, but, instead of lying
down and accepting the sentence, hundreds of underground
file-sharing sites sprung up to fight the government and big
business, under the premise that the government couldn't catch them
all. As a David and Goliath battle ensued, both sides soon realized
that neither could definitively "win."
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Laptop Computer Since there could be no victor, businesses realized they would
have to find another way. Offering better quality mp3s at faster
download rates was their only option. As increasing numbers of
people signed up with pay-music sites, it seemed as if free mp3s
were going the way of the dinosaur - especially since most
remaining P2P sites were littered with computer viruses, spam, and
pornography.
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Desktop Computer Today, there are plenty of
places to download mp3s, but
unfortunately, most of these sites require members to either
purchase or rent songs. Renting songs usually takes the form of
a monthly fee which members pay, allowing them access to an
expansive download library. However, if a person cancels their
membership, they no longer have access to any of the music
they've downloaded, unless they've purchased it.
Notebooks The existence of the free mp3 music download would look fairly
bleak if it weren't for the few legal music sites that uphold the
tradition of free mp3s as they were meant to be.
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