1. The Music Industry's Influence on P2P File Sharing
... format isn't just for tech-savvy teens. Although MP3 trading started at college campuses, the technology has broadened its horizons. The majority of Internet users download MP3 files. Because MP3s are often pirated copies of music protected by copyright law, the music industry is filing lawsuits against the P2P ... the popularity of MP3s "and the legal problems associated with trading copyrighted material "skyrocketed. Soon after the release of Winamp, other computer programmers jumped in to the scene creating hundreds of programs relating to the MP3 file format. Every week, new softwar...
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