While I don't really download music illegally, I tend to burn CDs from friends which is pretty much the same thing. Like people have already pointed out, CDs are rather expensive and as a high school student, I have a limited budget and I can't really afford to buy all the CDs I want, especially if I'm not sure that I'll like everything. The one thing I do download is foreign music. I listen to a lot of Asian music and a lot of times, it's hard to buy the CDs I want for reasonable prices. Singles are around $20 and I've seen albums going for $40 and that's a little out of my price range.

Back on topic, I don't think it's really wrong to download music especially if you just can't get the CD for various reasons or if the artist has no problem with it. It shouldn't be the company's decision in the first place so unless the artist hates the idea of their music being shared illegally, I'm all for it.

Alison, Slytherin