but no, i don’t feel bad when i download music. I own well over 500 cds and when i have the money i buy the cds of the artists i love. but for introducing me to new music and for finding those tracks that i would never actually buy the whole cd for, i hit limewire. i don’t know why i don’t see it as equal to stealing a car, or anyother piece of property, but i don’t….will have to think about that…..

to the writer: hey, I live in Conshy and work in the pharmaceutical industry, too. Was drawn to this site by another music fan on the Gomez message board. Small world!

The whole issue of the greed of the record industry and the related parasites is a whole separate issue. It’s a fucking disgrace when I walk into Tower records or Barnes and Noble and a cd is $18.99. So I understand that the music industry is about the least sympathetic victim possible.

But honestly I could extend the feeling of something being too high priced to a lot of things – gasoline, the hybrid car I just test drove that costs $35K or $8K more than its gasoline version, new homes, etc, etc. I think the music industry is an easy target for our general disgust with high prices.

What I wonder is are we turning into a nation of thieves? What do you tell your kids when they ask where you got that copy of “Dukes of Hazzard”?

Your question is interesting. I think it’s wrong – but you’ve already given your money to the studio – so I see it as less of a crime. Generally if I like something enough to keep it on my ipod, I’ll keep the cd.

However, when I pay $13.99 or more for something I know costs about $.02 to make, and $2 to market it’s hard to feel too bad about it.

When CD’s, with shipping, liner notes, artwork, packaging, shelf space, transportation and the whole nine cost about $13.99 and then Itunes comes out and still charges me $9.99 just to download, again, its hard to mind stealing.

When I watch Cribs from my townhouse I can barely afford, its hard to mind stealing.

When the Rolling Stones are charging $8 million for a ticket to see them in concert, I get a certain amount of Satisfaction from stealing the song.

I still support small artists and bands I really love. But, when I get an itching for The Final Countdown by Europe like yesterday, you better believe I’m heading to Limewire and not Borders.

The question to ask. How screwed up does the music industry have to be to make so many otherwise honest people just turn into blatant thiefs will little remourse.

Question for you. Is it wrong to buy the CD, burn it to your Ipod, and then sell on Ebay?

Cuz, um, I don’t do that.

Now…can you burn me a copy of Bob Mould’s new album?

Kidding Spencer :)