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MP3 is music to their ears

As MP3.com makes a stunning market debut, recording industry executives voice a profound reversal, saying the Net and recording industries should work in harmony to distribute music.

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As MP3.com makes a stunning market debut, recording industry executives voice a profound reversal, saying the Net and recording industries should work in harmony to tap a potentially huge market for distributing music over the Internet.

"The RIAA and the record labels have accepted the fact that MP3 is OK."

- Mark Mooradian, analyst, Jupiter Communications

 
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