In November 1997, the website mp3.com was offering thousands of MP3s created by independent artists for free. The small size of MP3 files enabled widespread peer-to-peer file sharing of music ripped from CDs, which would have previously been nearly impossible. The first large peer-to-peer filesharing network, Napster, was launched in 1999.
Which website offered MP3s for free? How many MP3s were offered for free by the website? What kind of file sharing became popular due to the file sizes of MP3s? How did people come into possession of MP3s? Which network was the first large peer to peer file sharing network?