This paper explains that
online radio, which simply rebroadcasts the content from existing, traditional radio stations or is solely virtual, has done the music
industry much more good than harm because it is able to expose a greater diversity of people to artists and a greater diversity of artists to people. The author, using
statistics, points out the correlation that the more you burn from the Internet, the more CDs you buy; therefore, the author seeks other causes for the lagging sales in the music industry, such as the recession, competition from other forms of entertainment, consolidation of radio stations, the ever-increasing CD prices, and even cellphones. The paper relates that the music industry's
legal campaign against
downloading is being circumvented by new technology, such as "Grouper", which only allows users to 'stream' songs from a peer and, thus, operates legally under the 'private performance' section of the copyright law. Table of Contents Introduction History of Online Radio History of Music Downloads Effects of Online Radio on the Music Industry Effects of Music Downloads Current Legal Status of Downloading