Over the past couple of years technology has been increasing by leaps and bounds especially over the internet. One of those new technologies that is causing big headlines is the ability for internet users to access and download streaming and mp3 format music online. As soon as mp3 files were introduced to the internet, software companies, consumers, and the music industry have struggled to establish rules for the game that is online music (Dueling). There is an unlimited amount of resources on the web to take part of online music through file sharing and specified web sites. This is a great advantage for the consumer but the music industry is hurting over this new development. There are many legal issues concerning this that many just don’t care about or are totally uninformed of. Because file sharing and the downloading of music is so popular and wide spread, many steps will have to be taken in order to harness this new technology. It is obvious that this is the future of music but first it must be done in a way that is legal and so both sides of the issue can benefit.