[Elena]

Ok, I read bits in parts here 'n there...and I don't strongly agree with either of you, which is why I qualify.

Ok, VF I see where ur coming from. But as you said artist barely get any of the money, so when you or I burn the CD's they get even less. The producers and label records make sure they get their money and if there is any left and and only then the artist gets their share. If this keeps going on prices will go up because labels will have to make up for the slack that because people are not buying...but instead bootlegging. If this continues we might lose more and more artists. Although, music is an art. People would like to get paid for their hard work. And although they may be bloody rich at the moment when the money stops coming in....they will soon become poor which is why artist are trying to tell ppl out there that they need to stop bootlegging by the bulk.

But, I do agree with one part of VF's arguement. Because of internet downloading it is making the artist wide-spread. Artist shouldn't get mad at this. They should get happy. I mean I never even thought of buying the Gorrilaz CD because I thought they were stupid. Then somone told me to download that song by them...uh Feel Good Inc. and I did. So now I'm planning to buy it. If it wasn't for the internet I probably would of never heard that song. And probably would of still though the band sucked.

I believe we should be able to download individual songs not whole albums.

If any of these points were made. Please don't kill me. I was just trying to put in my 2 cents.