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The emergence of the MP3 format has brought the possibility of collecting hundreds or thousands of songs in digital format. Initially, this could be satisfied only to users of personal computers, and the next logical step was the transfer format support in devices like the Sony Walkman. In 1998, Elger Labs MPMAN F10 presented a cost of $ 250 with 32 MB of memory. Quickly followed by Diamond Rio PMP300 with similar capacity.

PMP300 has further strengthened the position of MP3, what drew the attention of the American recording industry, represented by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Organization began prosecuting subsidiary of Diamond – RioPort, because she feared the spread of piracy, when thousands of consumers will be able to transfer tracks from CDs in the new digital format. RIAA lost. In 1999, a Napster, copyright holders have added even more headaches.