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PRO
• People listen to songs on the radio for free, so why shouldnt people take them off the Internet for free?
• Music labels are ripping consumers off anyway by charging $15 or $20 for a CD which costs $1 to produce.
• P. Diddy and other artists are already rich, they dont need my $15.
• Its a lot easier and cheaper to download free music than to buy music in a store, encouraging people to listen to and buy music they otherwise wouldnt have.
• When I buy music, I have to buy the whole CD, instead of just the song I want.
• Since 60 million Americans are doing it, why shouldnt I? A few people have been sued, but they cant sue everyone. The music industry needs to adjust to a new way of doing business.
• John Lennon said: Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.
• I didnt know it was illegal.
• Its the software makers, like Kazaa, who are doing the wrong thing. The record labels should sue the software makers.
CON
• Its unfair for some people to get music for free while others pay for it.
• If artists dont get paid, eventually they will not be able to produce it. Britney Spears, Missy Elliott and Nelly are among the artists who have denounced downloading as piracy. Sean P. Diddy'' Combs, in support of an anti-piracy campaign, wrote, When you make an illegal copy, you're stealing from an artist... What if you didn't get paid for your job? Put yourself in our shoes.
• The industry says that downloading has caused CD sales to decline by 14 percent from 1999 to 2001.
• Its against the law. Violators (and their parents) risk being personally sued for damages for the songs they have taken.
• Some downloaded song files are corrupted or contain viruses that can damage your computer.
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