... The growth of internet as an entertainment and communication means in conjunction with the development of related software to distribute and play music in digital form represent a major threat to the current structure of the music industry and to BMGE. * Some independent record labels are beginning to use Internet to distribute their product digitally. * Smaller brands are not going to need record companies because they will just sell their stuff directly over the Internet. They have nothing to worry about. * The introduction of a new channel enabled new on line companies to enter the music retailing market. * Main competitors are major players. The major companies controlling the music industry are Sony, Warner Music, EMI and PolyGram. * The introduction of a new channel enabled new on line companies to enter the music retailing market. * Piracy and the potential explosion of illegal copying from the Internet and other broadcast systems ...

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