Word: mp3
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Welcome to the MP3 revolution...
...talking about an hour to download a game over a 56K modem, so it's no easy task," says Kevin Hause, a gaming analyst with tech experts IDT. "But these games are expensive. Compared with MP3, the desire to do this is greater." And the opportunity, despite the risk of felony prosecution, is growing. Illegally copied games sites are proliferating so fast that stamping them out is akin to "playing wack-a-mole at the county fair," says Kathlene Karg, one of the IDSA investigators who raided McLaughlin's operation. Case in point: the IDSA managed to shut down...
THEY WANT THEIR MP3...
...viewed for free. All you need is a Web browser and a program such as RealPlayer (available on each site). So why aren't these companies worried about piracy? "It's still too early," says AtomFilms' Mika Salmi. Ah, but that's what they said about music before MP3 came along...
...online promotions--like getting a price quote from online car dealer Autobytel or performing a Web search on the Ask Jeeves search engine--can earn $2 to $8 for each task, which accrues in an online account and can be used to buy legal forms (like wills or leases), MP3 songs, or screen savers...