are we really supporting ayumi by d/ling mp3s???

[dCxAyumi1]

wow. such differing viewpoints. and such legitimate arguments O.o hmm..well, i guess what everyone is trying to say is here is that while it is good to buy an artist's album in hopes of supporting her/him and hoping that s/he will continue to produce quality music for us to enjoy, we sometimes lean toward the direction of just getting the music in another, less expensive, more convienient way; and that way is by downloading mp3's. in response to what Unimatrix said, i couldn't agree more. what coerces people to download mp3's is the availability of the mediums in the market today. iPods: sizes range from 10-30 GBs. DVD-ROMs: lots of capacity. used for backup discs and/or "mp3 file backup mediums". that's just the way human nature is. freebies are much better than items that require us to deduct from our hard-earned finances. heh...seems like this issue will be floating around for quite some time, huh?