The music industry is opposed to MP3 technology because it causes them to lose out on possible sales and that results in the lose of revenue for these companies. The new technology of MP3 has caused a fundamental shift in power from the wealthy and powerful to the individual who has access to the internet. The recent development of MP3 has caused the music industry to lose some of its power and wealth. The MP3 technology has also lessened the power of record labels because individual artists are now able to promote themselves over the internet. They can put sample songs on web sites to increase their exposure.
Most musicians get there exposure from the radio.
This exposure results in sales because typically people like to hear the music before they purchase it. This causes a problem because the average metropolitan area only devotes 5,000 hours of music per week. This causes a problem because there are more than 250,000 CD's that are in print. For this reason MP3's can be a great tool for artists because it can get them the exposure that is needed to sell albums. Some sites charge for the MP3's to be added to their sites.