i think its alrite if you download songs, listen to them for a while, and if u like the song, actually go out and support the bands and buy the cd.. what i dont like is the people with playlists 2000 songs long, swear that they love the bands, thier biggest fans, yet own none of thier cd's.. and if ur excuse is "buying the cd's are so expensive", my answer is stop playing runescape, get outside, get a tan, get a real haircut and get a job.. My playlist is 500 songs long, all downloaded. But from those 500 songs ive downloaded, ive purchased about 20 Cds.. Without internet downloading i would not have heard many of my favourite bands. I also know that a lot of newer hardworking bands actually praise illegal downloading, as without they would never have been heard worldwide. I use downloading of music as a sample, but if i really love the band enough i will definetly buy the cd.