I'm a professional musician. Every musician I know detests it with much fury. I like people hearing my music, and will willingly pass it on. But I'd be devastated if something like Napster passed it around and deprived me of an income from it's sales. If I give it away it is a gift (and one I enjoy giving). If someone else gives it away without my permission it's theft.
Recording music is VERY EXPENSIVE. The professionals that are hired cost, studio time costs, the instruments and upkeep costs, the CDs cost, the artwork and videos cost, the promotion of it costs. How do people expect music to be made at the same standard it is now if EVERYONE downloaded without paying.
Would games be made if we all downloaded them for free?
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