【正确答案】 It is a clear problem in today''s society that the infringement of copyright occurs as users download and store mp3 files. Mp3 files are any type of downloadable music file, including liquid audio and real audio and downloading is to transfer data or code from one computer to another. People like ourselves are everyday, downloading music files which are copyrighted that we do not hold the copyright to. Once you obtained the work of music on your computer you are in possession of copyrighted material. Therefore possessing them without owning them, is an infringement of copyright law and is illegal. These mp3 files are vastly becoming easily obtainable over the Internet causing great problems for the music industry. Downloading mp3 files is becoming quite a worry for artists and record companies. This is because the download of mp3 files of popular songs are starting to keep consumers away from the music stores, especially when the mp3s can be burned to CDs. This has led the Recording Industry Association, to blame the 7.2 percent drop in CD sales over the past year on downloading. Millions of dollars are being lost due to the Internet craze of the MP3 technology. It is denying artists for full compensation of their work and not giving them a fair profit from their work. This problem should be prevented as soon as possible. It seems that although copyright laws are put in place, they can definitely be over run. The downloading of mp3s has become very popular in today''s day and age which is quite upsetting,