Mineral interests are a class of non-traditional investments that
typically will escape the scrutiny of modern securities regulators. The most
prevalent of the mineral interests is an interest in oil and gas production.
Since oil is a product that almost every American uses, these investments are
portrayed as conservative and risk-free. Now, with the Internet, the ability
to marketing these interests has increased dramatically. In some cases, a
person can purchase an interest for less than $ 300.00. Like the sale of penny
stocks during the late 90's, sales of fraudulent oil and gas interests are
rising

The future landscape for digital distribution of music is uncertain. In recent years, the major record labels, with the aid of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have attempted to bottle up peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in order to disable illicit file sharing and copyright infringement of protected works. Although the RIAA and the major labels have pursued legitimate channels for consumers to purchase and download music files, it seems as though their attempt to cash in has been too little and too late. In fact, it has been over two years since the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., yet there remains no adequate venue for consumers to legally download music.