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MP3 Argument

Are MP3’s a breakthrough in technology or are they just another bomb waiting to explode on us? Some say they are good while others argue that they are not only bad but horrific to musicians that want to make it to the top. MP3’s are used widely by teenagers on their personal computer and are constantly being threatened by the producer of the music. Billions of dollars are being lost due to the Internet craze of the MP3 technology mainly because no one is buying the legal music from record stores anymore. Now that the problem is out, Internet police are on the loose to find these illegal distributors of music and put them to a stop. When all the smoke is cleared, it is apparent that the producer of music will have eventual victory over the users in the MP3 battle.

Today a new type of medium has entered the music listener’s realm that was until recently limited to vinyl records, cassette tapes, and compact discs. The technology that brought us the personal computer and the Internet has fostered a new type music recording that has become extremely controversial. This new fad, referred to simply as “MP3,” has caught the interest many music listeners around the world.

The acronym MP3 stands for Moving Pictur

When on an internet site, sometimes it can be hard to tell whether the music on offer is legal, and has been submitted by the artists themselves, or whether music has been copied from a copyrighted CD and published. The easiest way to tell is to see if you recognize any popular artists such as Blink 182 or the Backstreet Boys. These types of bands usually have recording contracts and their music IS copyrighted.

e Exports Group 1, Audio Layer 3. This format is a type of compression made especially for digital audio. It works very effectively to compress CD-quality music into a file about one twelfth of the size, while retaining close to the original quality. This gives the listener an appealing new method to listen to music.

The owners of the music get paid from live concerts they perform and the sales of their music (both singles and albums). Currently artists get very little money from sales of their music (about $2) as the recording company takes most of the profits. MP3 files have provided two benefits here: they provide additional exposure that growing artists often need, and they provide a different way for artists to distribute their music, generating higher revenues without giving most of it away to recording companies. They can charge a lower amount for their music, and make a larger profit on it - benefiting consumers also.

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