this article is just stupid. now i download plenty of music, but there is some bad logic here:

1. i dont know of anybody who wants to buy 3 albums a month. not that much new music comes out (except for bullcrap like miley sirus and jonas brothers, who deserve to be stolen from)

2. saying another's data is false is a useless arguement, as anybody can come up with a statistic, or turn a number into something they want. everyone does it, including this article, where it says the auto company is the cause of 40,000 layoffs, where in the same article it says that ford recently got rid of 54,000 employees. (not to mention the economic fall out from those job losses (i live near detroit, it's pretty bad here)

3. yes, itunes is easier and better quality than file sharing. although there are many high quality files out there, there is also alot of crap that i've downloaded. and viruses are always possible.

4. the arguement that bands should be in it solely for the music is stupid. if millions of people are going to enjoy something that they made, they damn well better get good money out of it. and the only bands making money on tours are the ones charging $100 a ticket. plus your argument is like saying hookers should be in their business for the sex.

5. this is on the internet. people can say whatever they want on here, just take a look at wikipedia. i also feel sorry for anyone who gripes on a blog under the illusion that people actually care what they think.

i'm not trying to preach, just trying to expose bullcrap for what it is.

(ps the huge fines for getting caught pirating music are there because of how many people dont get caught)