Streaming MP3s on blog?
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It's definitely not legal in the strict sense of the law. Streaming music requires that you obtain a license, and then pay royalties to the various royalty collection organizations. Technically, this is supposed to happen anytime music is played in public (crazy huh?). Radio stations and nightclubs are also supposed to keep a log of the music they play and then at the end of the year pay royalties on them.
In a practical sense, I would not really worry about it. There is simply so much copyrighted material on the web, that taking down your blog is going to rank extremely low on anyone's priority list.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the way the DMCA works is that copyright holders can't sue you directly, they must submit a request to the site owner asking them to take down copyrighted material. This is called "safe harbor" provision and has been affirmed in court. So in practical terms, it's likely the worst you will get is a request to take the music down.