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History of Free MP3 Music Download
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.
Fans were downloading free music as if it were going
out of 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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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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