He copied the music he owned to several discs, and mailed them overseas, receiving a reciprocal package in the mail. I want to listen to music. My five-disc CD player has been gathering dust ever since. May and Burtenshaw both said they have bought more music, not less, since they started trading MP3 files. A musician himself, Samudrala believes MP3 is an important step in a radical transformation of the music business, and he opposes the attempts by the RIAA to fight MP3.
Music is about creative and passionate ideas.
The MP3 traders said they don't mind paying for music. They said they just don't want to pay as much as the industry charges. Burtenshaw said that does not mean he feels people should abuse the right. This hurts everyone, including the artist. Yet, the RIAA goes after MP3, which has the potential to rejuvenate the recording industry by allowing people to sample music that they wouldn't have access to otherwise.