The mp3 scene seems to have been causing a lot of worries lately. Apparently, this fringe group of a few million netizens has started freely distributing music over the net, disregarding intellectual property laws with impunity.
Music is first and foremost an art form.
It exists to benefit whoever it touches. It's not about controlling who gets to enjoy it, or who gets paid for what. These things have nothing to do with the music itself, and certainly shouldn't be allowed to get in the way of its creation or distribution. Furthermore, I would argue that the music industry is becoming increasingly less useful to music itself. Thanks to the net, we are finally beginning to see glimmers of a better world that thrives without giant record companies or copyright worries.