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What do most people search for on the Internet? Sex? According to the searchterms.com (a service which ranks the key words entered into search engines), sex was the leader of all searched terms entered. But that is no surprise. It is what the new number one term that could come as a shocker. It is not money, free, or even health. Sex has dominated the list ever since the World Wide Web was invented. Now it seems that .MP3 is now on top of the list of search terms and top interest of the Record Industry Association of America. (Knight Systems). What is .MP3? Well it is a compressed file that stands for "motion picture experts group, audio level three." MP3 is a computer format, which compresses CD quality audio files and allows them to be stored on a home computer. Since they are compressed and relatively small, this makes it simple to transfer these files over the Internet. With a CD Recordable drive, you can save hundreds of song files on a single disc. Recently, a Walkman-like device was developed that allows a person to listen to their downloaded music with out having to be at their computer. But the best part about MP3s is that the players and the actual MP3s themselves are absolutely free and easy to obtain with a
The industry needs to be heading in this direction, not turning their back on the patrons that pay their bills. If the CD was impressive enough throughout, a person could then be directed to a download website and purchase the entire compilation. MP3's are NOT as high quality as an original CD, and whenever someone I know has downloaded unauthorized material, they use it as a 'test drive' prior to purchasing the legitimate release. Another artist takes a similar view on Internet piracy. The price should be substantially lower. Would it not be easier to download the music, sleeve art, and lyrics straight from the music company? Some people believe that this will be the future. Dexter Holland of the group, The Offspring, told Jolie Lash of Rolling Stone Magazine, "I don't know what Metallica's motives or reasons for what they're doing are, but as far as we're concerned, I support the exchange of MP3 files online. This is all just the beginning of the long battle between Internet users and copyrighted software creators. What about the royalties they should have paid for ninety percent of their art? They steal what real music they need and discard the rest. This includes taping sections at our concerts, and streaming our music via our website.
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