For a long time I haven't had a job and I just couldn't afford to pay $30 for each cd that my many favourite bands bring out. What I did was download one or two songs from a p2p program and then get the cd (for free) at the library and burn it to my pc. This didn't always work because some of the time the cd I wanted wasn't stocked by the library. So in those cases I would illegally download the album from a P2P network. In fact, just last night I downloaded an album from LimeWire. I've never used iTunes because I don't have a credit card, and I couldn't afford to buy the gift cards.
BUT, now that I've secured myself a part time job, I do plan on paying for my music. I'm all for supporting the smaller bands. But it will not stop me from using p2p. I'd be less inclined to buy the cd of a big band who is already worth millions, just on the principle of the thing.
No, I don't think it's wrong to illegally download music. It's unfair to charge as much as $30 for albums that sometimes only have 11 songs on them! Until record companies lower their prices, I think it's fair to say that file sharing will continue.
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BUT, now that I've secured myself a part time job, I do plan on paying for my music. I'm all for supporting the smaller bands. But it will not stop me from using p2p. I'd be less inclined to buy the cd of a big band who is already worth millions, just on the principle of the thing.
No, I don't think it's wrong to illegally download music. It's unfair to charge as much as $30 for albums that sometimes only have 11 songs on them! Until record companies lower their prices, I think it's fair to say that file sharing will continue.