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  1. I was in high school/early college during they heyday of Napster before it was made illegal. I did my fair share of music downloading. I still bought albums from bands I really liked. The music I downloaded was from bands I wanted to try or just to downloaded an individual song. The combination of my youth, naivety and it being uncharted territory legally; I didn’t really consider any ethical issues of downloading music at the time. I bought future albums and went to concerts I wouldn’t have otherwise if I didn’t download music. Napster and other file sharing services met a demand that the market wasn’t providing, even if it was shown to be illegal.

    If I was a high school/college student now, there wouldn’t be an excuse for downloading illegally. The market has caught up with the demand of its customers. Spotify, Pandora, etc. make it extremely easy to listen to new music for free & legally. I use Spotify now as a way try new music before I buy it. There is no real excuse to download music illegally unless you are blatantly trying to steal it.

    • I’m right there with you John. I was in on the early days of Napster too before it really sunk in how unethical this all was. But you’re exactly right. With Spotify especially you can sample new artists and try before you buy. There is simply no excuse. Stealing music puts you in the same category as people who go to the store and help themselves to a beverage and snack while they are in the store. Blows my mind sometimes.

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